Chapter 10. Ethical Judgments in Museums

  1. Garry L. Hagberg Chair
  1. Ivan Gaskell

Published Online: 23 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444302813.ch10

Book Title

Art and Ethical Criticism

Art and Ethical Criticism

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How to Cite

Gaskell, I. (2009) Ethical Judgments in Museums, in Art and Ethical Criticism (ed G. L. Hagberg), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444302813.ch10

Editor Information

  1. University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Author Information

  1. Margaret S. Winthrop Curator, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 23 FEB 2009
  2. Published Print: 20 JUN 2008

Book Series:

  1. New Directions in Aesthetics

Book Series Editors:

  1. Dominic McIver Lopes3,
  2. Berys Gaut4

Series Editor Information

  1. 3

    University of British Columbia, Canada

  2. 4

    University of St Andrews, UK

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405134835

Online ISBN: 9781444302813

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Keywords:

  • ethical judgments in museums;
  • respecting sacred objects - difficulties;
  • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 - NAGPRA;
  • alternative grounds for respect - historical and aesthetic properties of object;
  • historical and aesthetic significance and entwined with monetary considerations

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Respecting Sacred Objects: Some Difficulties

  • Alternative Grounds for Respect: The Historical and Aesthetic Properties of an Object

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