Private portraits or suffering on stage: curating clinical photographic collections in the museum context
Medical photography collections often remind us of the inescapable reality of human suffering and pain, and at the same time they oblige us to deal with questions of ownership and privacy. Medical photography collections are thus considered ‘sensitive’ collections within the museum context. This ess...
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| Language: | English |
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Science Museum, London
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Science Museum Group Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk/browse/issue-05/private-portraits-or-suffering/ |