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Author: Geoff Emberling ,
Lucas P. Petit
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.584kg
ISBN: 9780815349723
ISBN 10: 0815349726
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 02 October 2018
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Museums and the Ancient Middle East: Curatorial Practice and Audiences provides a refreshing perspective by leading scholars and museum professionals on matters regarding curatorial and exhibition practices, collection research, and public education that is much needed and long overdue within the discipline of ancient Near Eastern studies. The editors and contributors should be commended for the thoughtful analysis of their personal and institutional curatorial practices. This level of reflection and inquiry about best standards and practices within the disciplines of museum studies and Near Eastern studies is important and vital to the continued successful engagement between museums and the public. This volume lays the groundwork for future discussions regarding museum ethics, collection practices, collaborative research, and cultural advocacy concerning material culture from the ancient Middle East, and it will likely inspire subsequent dialog and publications. - LISSETTE M. JIMENEZ, JOURNAL OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
"""Museums and the Ancient Middle East: Curatorial Practice and Audiences provides a refreshing perspective by leading scholars and museum professionals on matters regarding curatorial and exhibition practices, collection research, and public education that is much needed and long overdue within the discipline of ancient Near Eastern studies. The editors and contributors should be commended for the thoughtful analysis of their personal and institutional curatorial practices. This level of reflection and inquiry about best standards and practices within the disciplines of museum studies and Near Eastern studies is important and vital to the continued successful engagement between museums and the public. This volume lays the groundwork for future discussions regarding museum ethics, collection practices, collaborative research, and cultural advocacy concerning material culture from the ancient Middle East, and it will likely inspire subsequent dialog and publications."" - LISSETTE M. JIMENEZ, JOURNAL OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES"
Author Information
Geoff Emberling is Associate Research Scientist at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan. He has done curatorial work for most of his career, first as Assistant Curator in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, then as Museum Director and Chief Curator at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. He has also developed exhibits as consulting curator at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, and most recently at the Detroit Institute of Arts. He is also a field archaeologist who has directed projects in Syria and Sudan. Lucas P. Petit is curator of the Near Eastern Department at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities. He curated several successful blockbuster exhibitions including ""Petra. Wonder in the Desert"" (2013-14) and ""Nineveh. Heart of an Ancient Empire"" (2017-18), and was responsible for renewing the permanent Middle Eastern galleries. He has had positions at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, and at Leiden University. He has been involved in various archaeological fieldwork projects throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Currently, he co-directs the excavations at Tell Damiyah in Jordan.
