17th February 2013, 12:42 AM
If you are interested in what they will and won't accept you can read their collection policy. It's on their website.
There is a section in PPG16 on evaluation, since you've asked. I quoted the excavation section because it was the clearest statement of the principle which you seemed to doubt had ever been articlulated.
Not that my politics matters, but when the National Museum was founded in 1909 there was a general consensus between conservatives, liberals and socialists that a civilised society would seek to collect, research and display its heritage for the good of its citizens. You may not agree but this view is hardly am extreme one. But I see that it was a mistake to answer your questions as if they were sincere attempts to explore issues.
There is a section in PPG16 on evaluation, since you've asked. I quoted the excavation section because it was the clearest statement of the principle which you seemed to doubt had ever been articlulated.
Not that my politics matters, but when the National Museum was founded in 1909 there was a general consensus between conservatives, liberals and socialists that a civilised society would seek to collect, research and display its heritage for the good of its citizens. You may not agree but this view is hardly am extreme one. But I see that it was a mistake to answer your questions as if they were sincere attempts to explore issues.