Museum folklore

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Museum folklore is a domain of scholarship and professional practice within the field of folklore studies (

folkloristics
).

Characteristics

Some museum folklorists work full-time in museums of

curators, and directors. Others work in other settings, such as in public folklore programs, academic departments, community-based organizations, and consultancies. Such folklorists either partner with museums in the development of scholarly and public programs or study the history and impact of such work.[1]

Key themes in museum folklore include policies and practices relating to tangible and

folk festivals, and art and craft sales markets.[7]

There is significant interaction and overlap between museum folklore and the neighboring field of

folklife studies.[15]

Organizations

An organizational home for the sub-field in the United States and Canada is the Folklore and Museums section of the

Council for Museum Anthropology
among museum anthropologists.

Important persons

Prominent figures in the history of museum folklore include:

Leading senior scholar-practitioners in the field today include Marsha Bol, C. Kurt Dewhurst, Rayna Green, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, and Marsha MacDowell.[23][24][25][26][27]

References

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  2. ^ "China-US Folklore and Intangible Cultural Heritage Project". American Folklore Society. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ethnographic Museum Practice". American Folklore Society. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Museum of International Folk Art (USA)". International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ISBN 0520209664
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  6. ^ Bol, Marsha; Dewhurst, C. Kurt; Hertz, Carrie; Jackson, Jason Baird; MacDowell, Marsha; Seeman, Charlie; Seriff, Suzy; Sheehy, Daniel (2015). Rethinking the Role of Folklore in Museums: Exploring New Directions for Folklore in Museum Policy and Practice. Bloomington, IN: American Folklore Society. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ISBN 0910050856
    . Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. doi:10.17730/0888-4552-37.3.34
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  9. doi:10.17730/0888-4552-37.3.54
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  10. doi:10.17730/0888-4552-37.3.56
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  12. OCLC 607552460
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  13. JSTOR 3813878
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  14. ^ Niedermüller, Peter; Stoklund, Bjarne (2004). "Special Issue: Museum and Modernity". Ethnologia Europaea. 33 (1): 1–93.
  15. ISBN 9780765680525
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  16. JSTOR 3335845
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  17. JSTOR 540751
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  18. S2CID 161806193
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  19. ^ Stocking, George (1988). Objects and Others: Essays on Museums and Material Culture. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
  20. doi:10.1525/mua.2006.29.1.44
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  21. ^ Bronner, Simon (1985). "Stewart Culin, Museum Magician". Pennsylvania Heritage. 11 (3): 4–11.
  22. ^ Stoklund, Bjarne (2004). "Between Scenography and Science: Early Folk Museums and their Pioneers". Ethnologia Europaea. 33 (1): 21–36.
  23. ^ "Museum of International Folk Art Director, Marsha Bol Announces Retirement". New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  24. ^ "C. Kurt Dewhurst". Michigan State University Museum. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  25. ^ "Rayna Green". National Museum of American History. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  26. ^ Hoffman, Allison (April 10, 2013). "The Curator of Joy and Ashes". Tablet. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  27. ^ "Marsha MacDowell". Michigan State University Museum. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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