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Museum collections management

by Freda Matassa

This guide to collections management outlines the key principles and strategies for caring for culturally significant objects. It covers legal and ethical frameworks, as well as essential practices for organising and maintaining collections of any size.

Accession 12965 ISBN 9781856047012 Publisher Facet Publishing
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