Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks· 2013· Book chapter
Mediating Memory in the Museum
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Short summary
Museums actively shape collective memory by mediating how the past is remembered and experienced, moving beyond mere preservation to become sites of active memory construction.
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Key points
- Museums actively mediate and construct collective memory, rather than passively preserving it.
- The book explores the theoretical and practical implications of museums as sites of memory.
- It bridges the fields of memory studies and museum studies.
- Focuses on how museums shape the experience and understanding of the past.
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Abstract
Mediating Memory in the Museum is a contribution to an emerging field of research that is situated at the interface between memory studies and museum studies. It highlights the role of museums in the
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