Museum times: changing histories in South Africa
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Beteilige Person: Witz, Leslie 1959- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York ; Oxford Berghahn [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Museums and collections volume 16
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Abstract:"Museums flourished in post-apartheid South Africa. In older museums, there were renovations on the go, and at least fifty new museums opened. Most sought to depict violence and suffering under apartheid and the growth of resistance. These unlikely journeys are tracked as museums became a primary setting for contesting histories. From the renowned Robben Island Museum to the almost unknown Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum, the author demonstrates how an institution concerned with the conservation of the past is simultaneously a site for changing history"--
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 245-267
Umfang:xxi, 278 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781800735385