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080.0 — The Collection as Curatorial Act

Every collection encodes a theory of what matters.

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Jennifer
Feb 15, 2026
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Every collection encodes a theory of what matters. The museum that collects Impressionist painting and not folk art is making a claim about what art history is. The library that collects science and …

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