J.CAC VOLUME 26 (2001)
Conservation of the Punic Collection at the Museum of Carthage. Part III – Transfer of Museological Technologies: Establishment of a Conservation-centred Didactic Gallery
This is the third and final part in a series of articles featuring a multifaceted conservation undertaking known as the University of Toronto-Museum of Carthage Project. The article focuses on the development of a didactic gallery (titled “Science and Archaeology: A Meeting in Carthage”) in Tunisia at the Museum of Carthage and the museological approach taken to present the conservation work done during the project. The paper describes: an initial display to inform visitors about the research and conservation conducted at the museum; the development of a museological approach to a permanent educational gallery (the story line and the artifact display); the design of the gallery (the exhibit components, layout and architecture); and the collaborative efforts of the various partners (including conservators, museologists, local architects, graphic designers and the Tunisian media). As with the two preceding parts, the article demonstrates the expanding role of conservation projects—and as a consequence, of conservators—to areas well beyond the treatment of artifacts.
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