Constructing national identity

National representations at the Museum of Sydney

Bibliographic Data

ID12646134
AuthorsArmanda Scorrano (University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume36
Issue3
Pages345-362
Publication date2012-08-09
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Australian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1444-3058 • E-ISSN: 1835-6419
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14443058.2012.703218
OpenAlexW2044984880
LanguageEN
Citations received7

While nineteenth- and early twentieth-century public museums have been implicated in the nation-state's inculcating agenda, debate exists as to whether the contemporary museum persists in such a role. Using the Museum of Sydney as a case study, this article argues that museums continue to be instrumental in the evolution of Australian national identities. While much has been written about the Museum of Sydney, it has been largely concerned with the Museum's architectural or design elements. This article draws on a historical framework to examine the Museum's approach to the representation of Australian history. In doing so it highlights the role of the nation-state and cultural institutions in the construction of national identities, which is particularly relevant in the wake of studies demonstrating visitors' trust in museums as objective institutions

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Identity (music · Media studies · National identity · National museum · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Representation (politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropology · Australian History and Society · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · Law · Museology · Museums and Cultural Heritage

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