Worlds in a Museum
Exploring Contemporary Museology
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Held on the occasion of Louvre Abu Dhabi's first anniversary, the symposium Worlds in a Museum addressed the topic of museums in the era of globalisation, exploring contemporary museology and the preservation and presentation of culture within the context of changing societies. Departing from the historical museum structure inherited from the Enlightenment, leading experts from art, cultural, and academic institutions explore present-day achievements and challenges in the study, display and interpretation of art, history, and artefacts. How are "global" and "local" objects and narratives balanced - particularly in consideration of diverse audiences? How do we foster perspective and multiculturalism while addressing politicised notions of centre and periphery? As they abandon classical canons and categories, how are museums and cultural entities redefining themselves beyond predefined concepts of geography and history?
This collection of essays arises from the symposium Worlds in a Museum organised by Louvre Abu Dhabi and École du Louvre.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
Foreword by Manuel Rabaté
“It Always Seems Impossible Until It Is Done”
Foreword by Mohamed Al Mubarak
A Universal Curriculum: École du Louvre and the Global Classroom
Introduction by Claire Barbillon
A World in Dialogue: Introducing Louvre Abu Dhabi
Introduction by Souraya Noujaim
PART 1
Museums and Globalisation
Introduction: L’Imagination au Pouvoir! Challenges and Perspectives for Universal Museums in the Twenty-First Century
Noëmi Daucé
Global History and the Art Museum
James Cuno
Dialogue Among Cultures: A Challenge for Museums of the Future
Hartwig Fischer
Unity in Diversity: One Louvre Among the Three Louvres in the Twenty-First Century
Jean-Luc Martinez
PART 2
Globalisation and Societies
Introduction: Universality, Globalisation, and Museums: Narratives of Material Cultures
Rose-Marie Mousseaux
Preserving Pasts, Investing in Futures: The Developing Landscape of Bahrain’s Museums
H.E. Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa
Premodern Globalisations: Cultural Connectivity and Objects-in-Motion in Ancient Worlds
Martin Pitts
Universal History, Global History, and Universal Museums
Hervé Inglebert
PART 3
Global/Local Tensions
Introduction: Local and Global: A Complex Field of Tension
Guilhem André
Connecting Canons: Critiques of the Western Canon in Recent Art Historiography
Cecilia Hurley
Universal Museum, Global Museum: The Example of Lyon
Sylvie Ramond
Which Worlds Belong in a Museum? A Manifesto for a Humanist Museum
Nathalie Bondil
PART 4
Centre and Periphery
Introduction: Centre and Periphery or Circulation and Dialogue?
Sophie Mouquin
Centering Nationhood: Centrality and Peripherality in the Museal Culture of Contemporary Lebanon
Anne-Marie Maïla-Afeiche
Interstitial Identities: Reimagining the Asian Civilisations Museum
Kennie Ting
Curating across Cultures: Globalising Dynamics in Contemporary Museal Practice
Henry Kim
Conclusion: Navigating Universality in the Museums of the Twenty-First Century
François-René Martin
Abstracts (Arabic)
Abstracts (French)
About the Authors
About the Authors (Arabic)
About the Authors (French)
Gallery with Colour Plates
