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CATEGORIES:Collections Connections Communities
SUMMARY:Coming full circle? The role of research in the mu
 seum - Emily Pringle
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URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/200266
DESCRIPTION:Museums have been centres of research from their e
 arliest incarnations as private collections in the
  sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Aligned with
  Enlightenment ideals of scholarship and learning 
 engendering a rational\, ‘civilised’ world\, objec
 t-centred research informed the development of the
  natural sciences. Simultaneously art museums were
  seen as places where researchers could work toget
 her for the good of mankind. The research and clas
 sification of objects within museums thus helped d
 efine different bodies of knowledge\, construct na
 tional identities\, and differentiate ‘taste’.  Ho
 wever\, from the start\, museums have also juggled
  other agendas: to reflect the wealth and status o
 f their owners (be they individuals or nation stat
 es)\, to educate and improve the populace\, and to
  benefit the needs of industry\, thereby supportin
 g the economy.  So\, what has changed in 400 years
 ? This presentation considers the enduring legacy 
 of and renewed interest in object-centred inquiry 
 within the museum\, whilst also arguing that the r
 ole of research in today’s collecting institutions
  needs to shift and broaden in recognition of the 
 multiple agendas and challenges facing twenty-firs
 t century museums.  The case will be made for a mo
 del of museum-based research that supports inter-d
 isciplinary\, collaborative and practice-based res
 earch\, employing participatory methodologies that
  embrace perspectives and expertise from beyond th
 e academy and museum sectors. Such approaches woul
 d allow narratives and histories to be challenged 
 and ways of knowing expanded.\nFor booking links\,
  please see https://www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/events/item/
 emily-pringle/ 
LOCATION:CRASSH Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cam
 bridge\, CB3 9DT
CONTACT:Sophie Potter
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