1st Edition

Museum Ethics in Practice

By Gary Edson Copyright 2017
228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

This volume is a guide to the difficult ethical questions museums work entails. While promoting the value of ethical theory and practice in museums, Edson tackles several key controversies and also corrects a number of prevailing misconceptions about museum ethics, such as the difference between social morals and professional ethics as they relate to the museum context. Drawing on the... Read more

Introduction to Practical Museum Ethics    

Chapter 1 Ethics and the Museum     
Chapter 2 Ethical Perspectives       
Chapter 3 Ethics and Social Responsibility     
Chapter 4 Ethical Practice        
Chapter 5 Ethics and Consistency     
Chapter 6 Ethics and Truth      
Chapter 7 Ethics as Personal Standards    
Chapter 8 Ethics and Professionalism      
Chapter 9 Ethics and Predictability    
Chapter 10 Ethics as a Code      
         
Appendix: ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums

Biography

Gary Edson is Professor Emeritus of the Center for Advanced Study of Museum Science and Heritage Management at the Museum of Texas Tech University, USA, where he was also Executive Director of the renowned museum for twenty-five years. He has worked closely with ICOM as a member of the Executive Council and member of the Ethics Committee, and continues to lecture internationally.