Beatrice Voirol
Biographic Data
| ID | 9201214 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beatrice Voirol |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beatrice |
| FAMILY NAME | Voirol |
| SIGNATURE | VOIROL B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Museum of Cultures |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
In memoriam Dr. Frank Tiesler (20th April 1938 in Dresden – 24th June 2021 in Dresden)
The exhibition “Die Kunst Neuguineas” in 2000 – in the year of the 125th anniversary of the “Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden” – represented somehow the climax of Frank Tiesler’s professional life. Just a couple of months before the opening, I started to work at the museum. Far from being an expert in the field of Oceania then, I got the chance to dive into the fascinating world of this island. The exhibition structured New Guinea in di…
Decolonization in the Field
With regard to decolonization, ethnographic museums are special targets for criticism. For a long time they pursued "salvage ethnography", taking advantage of colonial structures to assemble their collections. The little island of Milingimbi in East Arnhem Land/ Australia first attracted the attention of the Museum der Kulturen Basel (MKB) in the early 1930s. Three different individuals were involved in compiling the collection as it is constitut…
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Decolonization in the Field
With regard to decolonization, ethnographic museums are special targets for criticism. For a long time they pursued "salvage ethnography", taking advantage of colonial structures to assemble their collections. The little island of Milingimbi in East Arnhem Land/ Australia first attracted the attention of the Museum der Kulturen Basel (MKB) in the early 1930s. Three different individuals were involved in compiling the collection as it is constitut…
In memoriam Dr. Frank Tiesler (20th April 1938 in Dresden – 24th June 2021 in Dresden)
The exhibition “Die Kunst Neuguineas” in 2000 – in the year of the 125th anniversary of the “Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden” – represented somehow the climax of Frank Tiesler’s professional life. Just a couple of months before the opening, I started to work at the museum. Far from being an expert in the field of Oceania then, I got the chance to dive into the fascinating world of this island. The exhibition structured New Guinea in di…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Criticism (1 work) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (1 work) · Decolonization (1 work) · Ethnography (1 work) · Geography (1 work)