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Bridging the Boundaries between Museum and Heritage Studies

In 1965, when the seventh General Conference of ICOM in New York adopted the conclusion that theoretical museology should be developed in universities for educating museum professionals, it received international support as an integral part of creating the profession. The problem, however, is that the definition of theoretical museology was so broad that it led to it being interpreted in different ways in different countries. If we understand it today as a metaphor that identifies a broad museological approach that will aid in the training of new professionals and enable the development and promotion of museum work at a given place and time, then we could interpret the term ‘theoretical’ in the phrase ‘theoretical approach’ mentioned in the title as the academic museological framework within which museum practice is being developed. It is only through this approach that we will be able to manage changes that are oncoming and being integrated into museum practice, altering frequently the meaning and structure of museums.

museology, heritage studies, scientific revolution, Zagreb

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