Essays about: "cultural museum"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 112 essays containing the words cultural museum.
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1. Reclaiming the Past and the Present: The Presentation and Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Cultural Institutions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Cultural institutions such as museums and art galleries are important agents in educating the broader public on matters where current awareness is missing, inadequate or inaccurate. In this study, I focus on one such matter, which is the knowledge regarding ethnic minorities, their history, traditions, and current challenges. READ MORE
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2. Indigenous Collections at the Museum of World Culture : Digitisation, Decolonisation and Other Stories
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : Introduction. This thesis investigates the digitisation of Indigenous collections at the Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg, Sweden), with particular attention to Carlotta’s role in shaping the digital collections. READ MORE
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3. Folk Costume use portrayed in modern Swedish Museums : A study of nationalism, romanticism and bias in modern exhibitions as a consequence of a subject's history.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/KulturvårdAbstract : The purpose of this thesis has been to investigate the presented usage of folk costumes in three different folk costume exhibitions and what this presented usage may be a consequence of. The essay's issues are: What usage of the folk costume is currently represented within Swedish folk costume exhibits? What implications can be found in this representation? What are the museum's opinions on the representation and its implications? The Swedish folk costume is classified as both immaterial cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage. READ MORE
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4. Cultural Heritage and Nationalism : A Case Study of the (re-)conversion of Hagia Sophia into a Mosque
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The aim of this study was to assess the cultural heritage implications of converting Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey from a museum into a mosque in July 2020. Through analysing cultural heritage management as a tool that could support the building of nationalism, this thesis explores the links between nationalism and cultural heritage. READ MORE
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5. Nuclear Heritage and Memory : A Case-Study of the Potential Repository in Östhammar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : Den här uppsatsen hanterar ämnet om ett nukleärt arv och minne genom en fallstudie bunden till fyra identifierade aktörer. Alla fyra arbetar med etablerandet av ett slutförvar för högaktivt och långlivat radioaktivt avfall vilket förväntas vara fortsatt farligt under 100,000-tals år. READ MORE