The Colonies in Museums
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23664507 |
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| Authors | Robert Aldrich (0000-0003-2042-7055, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Pages | 196-244 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Vestiges of Colonial Empire in France (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230005525_6 |
| OpenAlex | W2503245634 |
| ISBN | 9780230005525 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Government officials and colonial promoters were eager to hold exhibitions and set up displays to show off overseas possessions, convince the public of the merits of empire and vaunt the accomplishments of French rule. Many were temporary shows, though the Musée des Colonies in Paris and colonial museums in other cities were intended as permanent museums to an empire that was also considered permanent. Neither proved to last — the Palais de la Porte Dorée, after years of hiding its colonial heritage, has been emptied of its collections just as that colonial legacy was being appreciated, discussed and displayed anew. The establishment of colonial museums had aimed to provide vitrines of the empire around France; their evolution showed the ebb and flow of colonialist sentiment. Their fate reveals the difficulties of engaging with the colonial legacy in a post-colonial age. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Colonialism · Empire · Exhibition · Government (linguistics) · Political science · African history and culture studies · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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