Source Communities

23 Mar 202123 Mar 2021

Popularised by Laura Peers and Alison Brown in their edited reader, Museums and Source Communities, the term “source community” directly illuminates the relationship between originating communities and museums. Whilst the…

Community of origin

11 Jun 201919 Jan 2021

Used mostly in collections management and museums practice, this term refers to the original communities/community members from whom material artefacts were acquired, as well as their descendants living today (see…