Museum Cooperation between Africa and Europe:A New Field for Museum Studies

by: Thomas Laely (Editor),Marc Meyer (Editor),Raphael Schwere (Editor)&0more

Publisher: transcript publishing

Publication Date: 2019/8/27

Language: English

Print Length: 272 pages

ISBN-10: 9783837643817

ISBN-13: 9783837643817

Book Description

At a time of major transformations in the conditions and self-conceptions of cultural history and ethnological museums worldwide, it has become increasingly important for these museums to engage in cooperative projects.This book brings together insights and analyses of a wide variety of approaches to museum cooperation from different expert perspectives. Featuring a variety of African and European points of view and providing detailed empirical evidence, it establishes a new field of museological study and provides some suggestions for future museum practice.

About the Author

At a time of major transformations in the conditions and self-conceptions of cultural history and ethnological museums worldwide, it has become increasingly important for these museums to engage in cooperative projects.This book brings together insights and analyses of a wide variety of approaches to museum cooperation from different expert perspectives. Featuring a variety of African and European points of view and providing detailed empirical evidence, it establishes a new field of museological study and provides some suggestions for future museum practice.