Value and price in museum theory and practice (Hodnota a cena v múzejnej teórii a praxi)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the development and the current state of axiology in Slovak museums in its historical and legislative context. Additionally, we attempt to define the values that are – or should be – applied to the valuation of objects in museum collections, as well as said valuation’s philosophical, economic and museological underpinnings. The final section of the paper then proposes a pricing tool specifically designed for the evaluation of pricing offers and purchase prices of museum objects during the creation of museum collections.

Keywords

• acquisitions
• axiology
• price
• pricing
• value
• museality
• museum
• valuation
• objects of cultural value