Museum Times
Changing Histories in South Africa
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Berghahn Books
Published:1st Jun '22
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Museums flourished in post-apartheid South Africa. In older museums, there were renovations on the go, and at least fifty new museums opened. Most sought to depict violence and suffering under apartheid and the growth of resistance. These unlikely journeys are tracked as museums became a primary setting for contesting histories. From the renowned Robben Island Museum to the almost unknown Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum, the author demonstrates how an institution concerned with the conservation of the past is simultaneously a site for changing history.
“This is a significant book. It addresses the dilemmas that museums face as they seek to both conserve the past and transform to meet the needs of new generations and changing sociopolitical environments…it is probably the most meaningful volume on South Africa’s post-apartheid museum moment” Trevor Getz, San Francisco State University “Museum Times is an important addition to the study of museums in South Africa. It offers the first sweeping assessment of museums, twenty years after apartheid’s end. At the same time, it gives us individual case studies that are both quirky and metonymic for larger processes. Part history, part memoir, the blurred genre offers insights that will be of interest to a wide audience.” Sara Byala, The University of Pennsylvania
ISBN: 9781800735385
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256 pages