Museums, Ethics and Cultural Heritage

Book excerpt: Although literature in museum and cultural heritage is greatly increasing ethics is still a disjointed and underexplored topic with disabling gaps and a variety of fragmented approaches. Museums are complicated and multifaceted and a single perspective can often not penetrate all the layers of complexity. ICOM's unique position in the museum world has allowed it to bring a variety of global academics and professionals together to examine from multiple perspectives museums ethics and to provide a more complete picture for the full range of activities that museums now encompass.