Museum studies and institutional critique

Multiculturalism And Museums  (Response To * Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Multiculturalism And Museums: Discourse About Others In The Age Of Globalisation And  To ** Walsh, K., The Representation Of The Past: Chapter 5 Simulating The Past)  Keywords: cultural colonialism/...

Critical remarks on Museuminsel and problems of nationalism Keywords: nationalism/ national identity/ world war I and II / emperial history/ art politics Museuminsel locates in Berlin-Mitte, which is a theme-oriented museum cluster. The museums are strongly tied with...

Post apartheid museology and museum definition Cape Town Six District: Deconstruction of an apartheid suburban area to the memorial cultural district Keywords: collective memory/ post-apartheid history/ history writing in memory space Basic history line of Cape Town...

Louvre Abu Dhabi and Branding Keywords: cultural colonialism/ mega museums/ starchitects/ cultural identity/ historical loss “The island offers a harsh landscape, tempered by its meeting with the channel, a striking image of the aridity of the earth versus the...

Critical remarks on Art Institutions in the UAE Keywords: cultural colonialism/ mega museums/ starchitects/ cultural identity/ historical loss The article is intended to unfold the dialogue between national initiatives and architects and how it affects planning...

The New Museum Definitions and Social Justice What is a museum? What is a museum? Before starting a museum discussion, let’s give a brief explanation about their role. The museum phenomena have been centered on debates in many layers, their architecture, their...

Institutional Critique, Museum Islands and the New Museology The museum phenomena have been centered on debates in many layers, their architecture, their typology, and their role in society. The museum's historical role is a giant field in today's academic world;...