Transforming Museums : Mounting Queen Victoria in a Democratic South Africa
by
S. Dubin
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
140397411X
ISBN-13
9781403974112
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 18th, 2007
Print length
341 Pages
Weight
664 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 24.20 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
AfricaMuseology and heritage studiesMuseology & heritage studies
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A detailed look at how South Africa's museum present the nation's past, and how they can serve as a lens for examining changes in South African society at large.
South African society has been refashioned since the first open elections were held in 1994; if democracy is the theory then transformation is the practice. This is apparent in the nation''s museums, where collection and exhibition policies, staffs and audiences have been changed in fundamental ways. Such changes have impacted the range of these institutions, including those focusing on art, natural history and science, cultural history, local events, and military matters. Steven C. Dubin examines the various strategies museums have adopted to shed their former ideological biases and become more inclusive. This book also notes that in this process, museums have developed into lively centers of debate--noisy democratic forums recovering the past and generating fresh information, seasoned with a dash of controversy.
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