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Museum times : changing histories in South Africa
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Museum times : changing histories in South Africa / Leslie Witz.
ISBN
9781800735385
1800735383
9781800735392
Publication
New York : Berghahn, 2022.
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
xxi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Witz, Leslie. Museum times New York : Berghahn Books, 2022
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 01, 2022
Series
Museums and collections; volume 15
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction. Changing Museums, Reshaping Histories
Remaking the Chameleon: A History of History in South African Museums
History on the Beach: Making a Museum Home in Lwandle
History at Sea: Re-Making a Museum of Eventless History
A New Hippo for a New Nation: The Journey of a Museum 'across the Frontier' in Post-Apartheid South Africa
The Museum, the Rabbit and National History: The Voice of Robben Island
'We Are Sick of Van Riebeeck, Van Riebeeck. We Want to Know Our History': Y350? and the Re-Making of Settler Histories in Post-Apartheid Times
Conclusion. Museums Closing and Opening.
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