Decolonisation is so much more than provenance research and potential restitution. Lal Davies' powerful intervention makes me want to push the boundaries of agonistic spaces.
Tag: Storytelling
Museum: Place and Story
Historic buildings can be a real asset in telling local history - something worth remembering when they are adapted for museum use, as I argue in this review of the Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.
Online Storytelling
A recent piece on The Guardian website is worth looking at for ideas on digital storytelling and exhibitions on museum websites.
Mise en scène of Exhibitions
Good interpretation is storytelling. And good storytelling through an exhibition requires mise en scène. The National Maritime Museum of Korea provides a good example.
Interpretation 101, Or: Show ‘Em Why We’re Here
Sometimes I walk through a museum or visitor centre and wonder, why are we here? This is the more frustrating at a site like Keltenwelt am Glauberg where, according to its own interpretation, they discovered a ‘scientific sensation’. So I’m feeling inspired to write another ‘Interpretation 101’ post, using Keltenwelt am Glauberg, and specifically its … Continue reading Interpretation 101, Or: Show ‘Em Why We’re Here
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