A Museum within a Museum: The Kodak Collection at National Science and Media Museum

该项目将完整地展示NSMM柯达系列，作为对摄影史至关重要的系列，突出其作为前行业领导者的重要性，并重新评估其独特的存在。将历史与当代联系起来，我将审查这些收藏与当今摄影实践的相关性，这是一个与20世纪的摄影技术和理解形成鲜明对比的时代，但与大众参与大众摄影的共同实践形成鲜明对比。以博士提案中概述的三个关键研究问题为起点，我将首先检查收藏本身，了解它包含了什么，以及收藏和柯达的商业模式在多大程度上为流行摄影的摄影理论做出了贡献。我将讨论现有的理论是否准确地代表了柯达作为行业领先者在急剧衰落之前和之后产出的绝对数量和重要性。其次，我将考察策展决策如何塑造博物馆参观者的体验，参观者是否了解柯达品牌对社会、文化、商业和科技史的重要性。这个系列的成功可以用像这样独特的收藏来衡量吗，并在画廊里讲述与当代流行摄影有关的故事，特别是考虑到流行的模拟摄影和柯达品牌产品的复兴。最后，作为博物馆中的博物馆，我将研究收藏对NSMM的重要性，以及它如何符合博物馆战略。我将确定新的研究是否能够在未来加强收藏，指导它克服在博物馆部门和学术界保持相关性的挑战。我将探索与公众重新建立联系的潜在途径，例如，导致柯达业务衰落的数字时代是否有助于它未来在博物馆部门的生存。汇集不同的研究线索，包括现有的理论以及采访和游客调查，我将评估人们对这些藏品的看法、价值和传播其历史的能力。在阐述这一藏品的有意义的价值时，除了提案中概述的主要文本和次要文本之外，我还将使用“照片、物件历史：论图像的重要性”和“照片、博物馆、藏品：在艺术与信息之间”。我还将寻找其他有一些相似之处的收藏，包括乔治·伊士曼之家，确定他们自己在传达其意义方面的期望和成功。我将与该领域的其他学者建立关系，建立强有力的对话，并使用收藏中的物品来说明我的研究，我将把物品和理论材料编织在一起，在NSMM上展示对柯达收藏品的重新评估。

This project will showcase the NSMM Kodak collection in its entirety as a collection that is vital to the history of photography highlighting its significance as a former industry leader and re-evaluate its unique existence. Linking the historical with the contemporary I will examine the collections relevance to photographic practice today, a time of sharp contrast to the technologies and understanding of photography of the twentieth century but with the shared practice of mass participation popular photography. Taking the three key research questions outlined in the PhD proposal as a starting point I will firstly examine the collection itself, understanding what it encompasses and to what extent the collection and the Kodak business model has contributed to the photographic theory of popular photography. I will address whether existing theory accurately represents the sheer volume and importance of Kodak's output before and after its dramatic decline as an industry leader. Secondly I will examine how curatorial decisions have shaped the museum visitors experience, do visitors understand the importance of the Kodak brand to social, cultural, commercial and technological history. Can the success of this be measured with a collection as unique as this and has the story told in the gallery connected to contemporary popular photography particularly given the resurgence in popular analogue photography and Kodak branded products. Lastly as a museum within a museum I will examine how important the collection is to NSMM and how it fits into the museum strategy. I will determine whether new research can strengthen collection in the future, guiding it through the challenges of remaining relevant within the museum sector and to academics. I will explore potential avenues of reconnecting with the public such as whether the digital age that was responsible for the decline in Kodak's business be of assistance to its survival in the future within the museum sector. Bringing together different strands of research including existing theory as well as interviews and visitor surveys I will gauge perceptions of the collections value and ability to communicate its history. In addressing the meaningful value of this collection I will use "Photographs Objects Histories: On the Materiality of Images" and "Photographs, Museums, Collections: Between Art and Information" in addition to the primary and secondary texts outlined in the proposal. I will also look to other collections that share some similarities including the George Eastman House, ascertaining their ownexpectations and successes in communicating their significance. I will build relationships with other academics in the field building strong dialogues and using objects from the collection to illustrate my research I will weave together objects and theoretical material to present the reappraisal of the Kodak collection at the NSMM.