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Location, location: a polemic on photographs and institutional practices

March 28, 2017 | Exhibitions
The status of photographs in museums is receiving increased attention. This is exemplified by the debate over the transfer of the Royal Photographic Society collection held at the SMG’s National Science and Media Museum to the V&A (see Terwey, this issue), and the implications for photographs of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) focus at the National Science and Media Museum. So it seems to useful moment to think about the terms under which photographs exist in museums collections. What are they doing there?

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  • Elizabeth Edwards
    Author
    University College London
  • Citation

    ISSN : 2054-5770
    DOI : 10.15180/170709
    Publication Name: Science Museum Group Journal
    Volume: 7
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Art, music, and theater | General STEM | History/policy/law
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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