Negotiating the Past in the Present
Italian Prehistory, Civic Museums, and Curatorial Practice in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7174759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisabetta Cova (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 285-312 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461957110386702 |
| OpenAlex | W2088164192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 13 |
The latter half of the nineteenth century witnessed the establishment of prehistoric archaeology as a scientific discipline in Italy, as well as the founding of the Italian nation state. Evolutionism, positivism, and a sense of national identity informed prehistoric research and the activities of individuals, such as Strobel, Pigorini, and Chierici, who are regarded today as the founding fathers of Italian prehistory. It is in this dynamic cultural and political climate that the civic museums of Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Bologna were created, both as a response to intense local archaeological activity and in reaction to the centralizing structure of the newly formed kingdom of Italy. These civic museums were among the first museums of prehistory in Italy and the products of the cultural and political climate of late nineteenth-century Europe. This article explores the circumstances surrounding the foundation of these museums and considers how the work of the first prehistorians and the museums' own histories, as civic and cultural institutions, continues to affect their role and management in the present
Archaeology · Ethnology · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Prehistoric archaeology · Prehistory · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage
The Collecting of Origins
Re-Imagining the Museum
Museums and Education
The Museum Time Machine
A Companion to Museum Studies
Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge
Themes and Models in the Development of Italian Prehistory
A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology
Museums and their Communities
The birth of the museum
The circumstances of the first prehistoric science in Italy
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |