Challenging the Concept of Infinity Retention of Collections in Selected National Museums in Zimbabwe
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| author | Nyasha Agnes Gurira |
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| spelling | ir-11408-54362023-03-21T15:49:32Z Challenging the Concept of Infinity Retention of Collections in Selected National Museums in Zimbabwe Nyasha Agnes Gurira Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Infinity Retention Collections National Museums collections management policy Inherited collections Zimbabwe Abstract The chapter challenges the concept of undefined, infinity, and indefinite retention periods of collections in Zimbabwe's state museums and underscores the need for each state museum to develop a collections management policy. The concept of indefinitely retaining collections characterizes Zimbabwe's National Museums. In that regard, this chapter interrogates issues surrounding collections management in Zimbabwe's state museums. Museums in Zimbabwe are overburdened with inherited collections from the past with limited supporting information. This coupled with the need to store contemporary collections congests the storage space in museums. A multiple case study approach was employed to examine the state of collections in three selected state museums in Zimbabwe. Findings revealed that collections in these museums have been inherited from the past collectors who amassed collections with limited information about them. There was no formal collections management policy. The chapter proposes a regime to guide museums in dealing with their collections. 408 427 2023-03-21T15:49:31Z 2023-03-21T15:49:31Z 2018 book part https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5436 10.4018/978-1-5225-3137-1.ch020 en Handbook of Research on Heritage Management and Preservation 9781522531371 open IGI Global |
| spellingShingle | Infinity Retention Collections National Museums collections management policy Inherited collections Zimbabwe Nyasha Agnes Gurira Challenging the Concept of Infinity Retention of Collections in Selected National Museums in Zimbabwe |
| title | Challenging the Concept of Infinity Retention of Collections in Selected National Museums in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Challenging the Concept of Infinity Retention of Collections in Selected National Museums in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Challenging the Concept of Infinity Retention of Collections in Selected National Museums in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenging the Concept of Infinity Retention of Collections in Selected National Museums in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Challenging the Concept of Infinity Retention of Collections in Selected National Museums in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | challenging the concept of infinity retention of collections in selected national museums in zimbabwe |
| topic | Infinity Retention Collections National Museums collections management policy Inherited collections Zimbabwe |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5436 |
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