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Conference Paper

Author
Hallett, Martin
Title
The Objects of Science and Technology - Working with "Things"
In
Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992
Editors
Tim Sherratt, Lisa Jooste and Rosanne Clayton
Imprint
Australian Science Archives Project, Canberra, 1995, pp. 87-93
Url
https://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/confs/recovering/hallett.htm
Subject
History of Australian Science - General
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Abstract

Since the opening of Scienceworks in March 1992, its staff and colleagues have been reviewing future directions for collecting activities there. Many of the ideas presented in this paper reflect the trends and directions which are emerging from these discussions.

'Things' (objects) are the major 'medium' which museums use to document and interpret our scientific, technological and cultural heritage. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) defines a museum as:

"...a non-profit making permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, and open to the public which acquires, conserves, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, material evidence of people and their environment."

Although the definition places special significance on material evidence, subsidiary comments recognise the legitimacy of museums which do not have collecting focuses (eg natural and historical sites, herbaria and zoos, interactive science centres and conservation institutes).

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Carlson 1996

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  • Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992 edited by Sherratt, Tim; Jooste, Lisa; Clayton, Rosanne (Canberra: Australian Science Archives Project, 1995), 124 pp, https://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/confs/recovering/contents.htm. Details

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