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The changing tide of title to cultural heritage objects in UK museums

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Woodhead, Charlotte (2015) The changing tide of title to cultural heritage objects in UK museums. International Journal of Cultural Property, 22 (2-3). pp. 229-257. doi:10.1017/S0940739115000181 ISSN 0940-7391.

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Abstract

UK museums are required to present themselves as the ethical guardians rather than simply the owners of their collections (Museums Association Code of Ethics principles 1.0 and 1.3). Museums which are members of the International Council of Museums are required, when acquiring objects for their collections, to ensure that they obtain valid title, rather than simply strict legal title, to the object (ICOM Code of Ethics, principle 2.2). This notion of valid title focuses on the relationship between the current possessor (the museum) and the object. However, one can also see the concept of claimants having moral claims to cultural heritage objects developing in the context of the notion of the “rightful owner” which is a term increasingly deployed to signify the person who has a valid moral, rather than legal, claim to the cultural heritage object (Seventh Report of the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee 1999-2000 [193]).

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cultural property -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Cultural Property
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 0940-7391
Official Date: 1 October 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
1 October 2015Available
6 July 2015Accepted
Volume: 22
Number: 2-3
Number of Pages: 29
Page Range: pp. 229-257
DOI: 10.1017/S0940739115000181
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 3 August 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 4 August 2016

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