Museums, monuments and heritage UE Past Papers Questions.

Define the following terms(4 points each)

1. Museums
2. Exhibitions
3. Heritage resources
4. Heritage tourism

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With examples, discuss museums values(24 points)

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1. Provide an account of the process that states have to follow to inscribe sites as world heritage sites (10 points)
2. Mention ten (10) threats to conservation of world heritage resources.

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1. Differentiate between gallery and museum
2. “Museum ethics are about value judgement. In making such judgement museum personel is constantly valuing one option over another. Decisions about what to include and what to exclude, what is valued and what is not, the means of presentation, language, and so on, all lead to presentational styles which may shape the public`s perception in unintended ways” (Gazi, 2014, p.1). In light of the statement above, discuss ethical considerations that museums personnel must take into account (35 points).

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