S15E02: Condition: Lost

Fess up: when did you last lose something? Liz, Phedra, Kloe and Jenny explore what ‘loss’ can mean in collections, in heritage generally, and in conservation. 00:01:10 What do we mean by lost? 00:02:13 Misplaced, disassociated, data loss 00:05:59 Kloe is a fan of the hard copy 00:11:53 Theft in museums 00:15:37 Does loss enhance the value of art? 00:17:56 The motivation behind a theft matters 00:21:30 Freeports and their implications 00:29:09 ‘Redistributed’ or looted heritage 00:34:09 Climate change brings loss 00:36:44 Custodial neglect in our personal lives 00:50:14 Have you lost something during treatment? 01:04:07 Support us on Patreon Show Notes: - Dissociation as an agent of deterioration: https://www.digitwithraven.com/single-post/agents-of-deterioration-dissociation - ‘Thief at the British Museum’ podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zlz0/episodes/player - The theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/mona-lisa-stolen-louvre - Cyprus receives artefacts back: https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/07/22/returned-items-reflect-struggle-to-recover-cultural-heritage/ - Geneva Free Port article: https://www.thecollector.com/geneva-free-port-the-worlds-most-secretive-art-warehouse/ - Acceptance In Lieu: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-arts-museums-and-libraries/supporting-collections-and-cultural-property/acceptance-lieu - Art UK database: https://artuk.org/ - Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: https://hillwoodmuseum.org - S11E01 Conservation and Conflict: https://thecword.show/2022/03/23/s11e01-conservation-and-conflict/ - Pontic Greeks on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontic_Greeks - Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online: https://www.sucho.org/ - Kloe’s event on costume care: https://dancejoy.co.uk/ - S04E07 Tools Galore: https://thecword.show/2018/12/12/s04e07-tools-galore/ - S14E06 Musical Instruments: https://thecword.show/2024/05/30/s14e06-musical-instruments/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Phedra Komodromou, Liz Hébert, and Kloe Rumsey. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2024.

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