Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Routledge Open Research
Publication Date
3-21-2024
Abstract
This paper discusses how cultural governance leadership can adopt a decolonizing operational model for museums, to the advantage of all stakeholders. Key to the proposed framework is foregrounding the repatriation of ex-colonies’ agency as preparatory to the possible repatriation of their objects. The model hypothesizes the creation of an international alliance of museums, ministries of culture and universities/research institutes to form an accrediting body that certifies the status of “decolonized museum”, with appointed national curators or community representatives from each former colony. These professionals can be temporarily hired by institutions worldwide, to support the writing, displaying and storytelling revisions necessary to achieve the accreditation.
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Routledge
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities
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Recommended Citation
Francesca, Bacci, "Reconceptualizing museum decolonization: A proposal for the repatriation of agency" (2024). All Works. 7096.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/7096
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Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series