Tag: Museums

Museums, Exhibitions, and Memories of Violence in Colombia


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English | ISBN: 1032234881 | 2023 | 218 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
This book explores how recent Colombian historical memories are informed by cultural diversity and how some of the country’s citizens remember the brutalities committed by the Army, guerrillas, and paramilitaries during the internal war (1980-2016).

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Museums, Archives and Protest Memory


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031444779 | 171 Pages | PDF (True) | 4 MB
This book addresses the emergence of ‘protest memory’ as a powerful contemporary shaper of ideas and practices in culture, media and heritage domains. Directly focused on the role of museum and archive practitioners in protest memory curation, it makes a compelling contribution to our understanding of how social movements and activist experiences are publicly remembered and activated for social and environmental justice.

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Eurasian Encounters Museums, Missions, Modernities


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English | ISBN: 9089648836 | 2017 | 262 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The essays in this volume explore crucial intellectual and cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Examining the increased mobility of people and information, scientific advances, global crises, and the unravelling of empires, Eurasian Encounters demonstrates that this time period saw an unprecedented increase in a transnational flow of politically and socially influential ideas. Together, the contributors show how the two ends of Eurasia interacted in artistic, academic, and religious spheres using new international and cosmopolitan approaches.

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Museums and Societal Collapse


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English | ISBN: 1032382244 | 2023 | 180 pages | EPUB, PDF | 3 MB + 11 MB
Museums and Societal Collapse explores the implications of societal collapse from a multidisciplinary perspective and considers the potential museums have to contribute to the reimagining and transitioning of a new society with the threat of collapse.

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Inclusive Smart Museums


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031436148 | 380 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 21 MB
This book delves into the significant and timely intersection of cultural heritage, neurodiversity, and smart museums, exploring how various immersive techniques can create more inclusive and engaging heritage experiences for neurodiverse audiences. By focusing on these three aspects, the book aims to contribute significantly to the fields of cultural heritage, neuro-inclusivity, and smart museums, offering practical solutions and examples for heritage professionals and researchers.

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Museums and the Climate Crisis


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English | ISBN: 1032389419 | 2023 | 272 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Museums and the Climate Crisis shows how museums can respond to the interrelated global climate, biodiversity and pollution crises. They have a unique role because they take a long-term perspective, and their scholarship and independence mean that they remain trusted by the public.

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