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Praktyczne zastosowanie instytucji safe haven przez dyrektorów muzeów oraz kuratorów
Practical Application of Safe Haven Principles at Cultural Institutions by Museum Directors and Curators

Author(s): Piotr Lasik
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Business Economy / Management, Preservation
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: safe haven; cultural heritage; curator; museum director; museum; artifact;

Summary/Abstract: Safe haven as a remedy for affected monuments not only challenges museum directors when managing the safeguarded monuments, but also curators, who engage in monument displays. This article shows the risks and work needed to be done by both directors and regular museum workers to provide the required help for all of the received objects. This is also an opportunity for the museums to overcome financial and governance crises in cultural institutions, and to involve themselves in international heritage matters. Curators as well are responsible for properly managing the monuments, by using the instruments at their disposal to tell a story beyond the objects, involve the audience, and make them aware of the importance of protecting cultural heritage.

  • Issue Year: 5/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 131-148
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish