Publication of Museum International: Provenance Research 2

We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest edition of Museum International, entitled 'Provenance Research 2'.

This issue is the second of two volumes addressing the challenges faced by museums today in establishing the provenance of their collections. Many objects, collections and ancestral remains found in museums today lack a clear or full provenance: conditions that reflect the historical conditions under which they were assembled.

Reflecting on both the practical and ethical dimensions of provenance research, contributors to this issue examine the complex power dynamics shaping it. They question who has the authority to undertake such work, how provenance research itself is defined, and whose interests and perspectives it ultimately serves. Addressing these questions may require reframing how provenance is conceptualised and understood, opening space for new perspectives, concepts and methods for thinking about and practising provenance research.

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