(5-6 lessons) Mackenzie.J., 2010. Museums Overarching Questions: and Empire: Natural History, Colonialism and the rise of the Human cultures and Colonial Museum. How did the Colonial past of Europe contribute to the rise of the museum? And what can museums Identities. Manchester University tell us about that colonial past? How does that past frame museums? Press. Longair.S & J. McAleer., 2016. In each European with a colonial past”, empire histories are part of a national history. In an “nation Curating Empire: Museums and age of exploration and then industrialisation, these phenomena saw the rise of the Museum. the British Imperial Experience. Colonised nations were emptied of their culturally significant objects with little ethical or moral consideration by the Colonizing powers, who sought to display these treasures in their Museums Manchester University as agents in their own seats of power. This led to the phenomena of Exhibitions” “civilizing” “Great Diaz-Andreu, M., 2007. A World as part of Empires displaying Nationalistic superiority and cultural elitism. History of Nineteenth century Archaeology: Nationalism, It is during this time where Spain, Britain, France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands established Colonialism and the Past. Oxford the finest museums in the world. University Press. Group task: Students are to examine in depth the socio-political role of museums at this time and Reid.D., 2015. Contesting how the given institutions as well as some of the major displayed their “Exhibitions” “conquered antiquity in Archaeologies, cultures”. What was the purpose of this public display of cultural display and what were the Museums and the Struggle of ramifications of this on wider society morally/ ethically? Were there any such considerations? If not Identities. American University in why? (Students may also wish to consider unwrapping parties” during the Victorian era; “Mummy Cairo Press. as medicinal tonics etc.) “Mummalia” Reid. D., 2003. Whose Pharaohs? Archaeology, Museums and the Egyptian This type of collection contributed to the destruction of sites and encouraged looting. Students are National Identity from Napoleon to explore, research and analyse the ways in which this type of collection took place and the to WWI. University of Columbia ramifications on these sites and countries from which these antiquities were taken to furnish the Press. homes of the wealthy and also the vast galleries of their museums.
(5-6 lessons) Colonialism and the rise of the Museum. Overarching Questions: How did the Colonial past of Europe contribute to the rise of the museum? And what can museums tell us about that colonial past? How does that past frame museums? In each European “nation with a colonial past”, empire histories are part of a national history. In an age of exploration and then industrialisation, these phenomena saw the rise of the Museum. Colonised nations were emptied of their culturally significant objects with little ethical or moral consideration by the Colonizing powers, who sought to display these treasures in their Museums as “civilizing” agents in their own seats of power. This led to the phenomena of “Great Exhibitions” as part of Empires displaying Nationalistic superiority and cultural elitism. It is during this time where Spain, Britain, France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands established the finest museums in the world. Group task: Students are to examine in depth the socio-political role of museums at this time and how the given institutions as well as some of the major “Exhibitions” displayed their “conquered cultures”. What was the purpose of this public display of cultural display and what were the ramifications of this on wider society morally/ ethically? Were there any such considerations? If not why? (Students may also wish to consider “Mummy unwrapping parties” during the Victorian era; “Mummalia” as medicinal tonics etc.) This type of collection contributed to the destruction of sites and encouraged looting. Students are to explore, research and analyse the ways in which this type of collection took place and the ramifications on these sites and countries from which these antiquities were taken to furnish the homes of the wealthy and also the vast galleries of their museums. Mackenzie.J., 2010. Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human cultures and Colonial Identities. Manchester University Press. Longair.S & J. McAleer., 2016. Curating Empire: Museums and the British Imperial Experience. Manchester University Diaz-Andreu, M., 2007. A World History of Nineteenth century Archaeology: Nationalism, Colonialism and the Past. Oxford University Press. Reid.D., 2015. Contesting antiquity in Archaeologies, Museums and the Struggle of Identities. American University in Cairo Press. Reid. D., 2003. Whose Pharaohs? Archaeology, Museums and the Egyptian National Identity from Napoleon to WWI. University of Columbia Press.
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