Museum cooperation between Africa and Europe : a new field for museum studies /
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...
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Bielefeld :
transcript Verlag,
[2018]
Bielefeld : Kampala : Transcript ; Fountain Publishers, 2018 |
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Bd. 33 Edition Museum Bd. 33 |
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Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- Acknowledgments
- Preface / Mareile Flitsch
- Heterodoxy and the internationalisation and regionalisation of museums and museology / a foreword by Anthony Shelton
- Building a critical museology in Africa / a foreword by Ciraj Rassool
- INTRODUCTION. 1. Rethinking museum cooperation between Africa and Europe. Do we need a new paradigm? / Thomas Laely, Marc Meyer, Raphael Schwere
- PART I: MAPPING THE FIELD - THE HISTORY AND CONTEXT OF MUSEUM COOPERATION BETWEEN AFRICA AND EUROPE. 2. Connected by history, divided by reality. Eliminating suspicion and promoting cooperation between African and European museums / George Okello Abungu
- 3. Cooperation between European and African museums: a paradigm for démuséalisation? / Germain Loumpet
- PART II: LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS - RELATIONS OF PARTNERSHIP? 4. Shifting knowledge boundaries in museums. Museum objects, local communities and curatorial shifts in African museums / Jesmael Mataga
- 5. Who shapes the museum? Exploring the impact of international networks on contemporary East African museums / Rosalie Hans
- 6. The road to reconciliation. Museum practice, community memorials and collaborations in Uganda / Nelson Adebo Abiti
- PART III: ACCESSIBILITY OF COLLECTIONS FROM AFRICA. 7. The Junod Collection. A new generation of cooperation between Europe and Africa / Cynthia Kros and Anneliese Mehnert
- 8. The Africa Accessioned Network. 'Museum collections make connections' between Europe and Africa: a case study of Finland and Namibia / Jeremy Silvester
- 9. The Hazina exhibition. Challenges and lessons for international museum collaboration / Kiprop Lagat
- 10. Artworks abroad. Ugandan art in German collections / Katrin Peters-Klaphake
- PART IV: CRITIQUE AND EVALUATION OF MUSEUM COOPERATION. 11. New considerations in Afro-European museum cooperation in Africa. The examples of PREMA and other initiatives in Ghana / Kwame Amoah Labi
- 12. Investigating museum development in Africa: from museum cooperation to the appropriation of praxis / Emery Patrick Effiboley
- 13. Conservation and restoration as a challenge for museum cooperation. The case of the Palace Museum in Foumban, Cameroon / Michaela Oberhofer
- CONCLUSION. 14. What are the opportunities, challenges and modalities for African and European museum cooperation? / Cynthia Kros
- Index
- List of contributors
- List of figures
- Acknowledgments
- Preface / Mareile Flitsch
- Heterodoxy and the internationalisation and regionalisation of museums and museology / a foreword by Anthony Shelton
- Building a critical museology in Africa / a foreword by Ciraj Rassool
- INTRODUCTION. 1. Rethinking museum cooperation between Africa and Europe. Do we need a new paradigm? / Thomas Laely, Marc Meyer, Raphael Schwere
- PART I: MAPPING THE FIELD - THE HISTORY AND CONTEXT OF MUSEUM COOPERATION BETWEEN AFRICA AND EUROPE. 2. Connected by history, divided by reality. Eliminating suspicion and promoting cooperation between African and European museums / George Okello Abungu
- 3. Cooperation between European and African museums: a paradigm for démuséalisation? / Germain Loumpet
- PART II: LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS - RELATIONS OF PARTNERSHIP? 4. Shifting knowledge boundaries in museums. Museum objects, local communities and curatorial shifts in African museums / Jesmael Mataga
- 5. Who shapes the museum? Exploring the impact of international networks on contemporary East African museums / Rosalie Hans
- 6. The road to reconciliation. Museum practice, community memorials and collaborations in Uganda / Nelson Adebo Abiti
- PART III: ACCESSIBILITY OF COLLECTIONS FROM AFRICA. 7. The Junod Collection. A new generation of cooperation between Europe and Africa / Cynthia Kros and Anneliese Mehnert
- 8. The Africa Accessioned Network. 'Museum collections make connections' between Europe and Africa: a case study of Finland and Namibia / Jeremy Silvester
- 9. The Hazina exhibition. Challenges and lessons for international museum collaboration / Kiprop Lagat
- 10. Artworks abroad. Ugandan art in German collections / Katrin Peters-Klaphake
- PART IV: CRITIQUE AND EVALUATION OF MUSEUM COOPERATION. 11. New considerations in Afro-European museum cooperation in Africa. The examples of PREMA and other initiatives in Ghana / Kwame Amoah Labi
- 12. Investigating museum development in Africa: from museum cooperation to the appropriation of praxis / Emery Patrick Effiboley
- 13. Conservation and restoration as a challenge for museum cooperation. The case of the Palace Museum in Foumban, Cameroon / Michaela Oberhofer
- CONCLUSION. 14. What are the opportunities, challenges and modalities for African and European museum cooperation? / Cynthia Kros
- Index
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgments / Thomas Laely, Marc Meyer, Raphael Schwere
- Preface / Mareile Flitsch
- Heterodoxy and the internationalisation and regionalisation of museums and museology / a foreword by Anthony Shelton
- Building a critical museology in Africa / a foreword by Ciraj Rassool
- Introduction. Rethinking museum cooperation between Africa and Europe : do we need a new paradigm? / Thomas Laely, Marc Meyer, Raphael Schwere
- part I Mapping the field--the history and context of museum cooperation between Africa and Europe. Connected by history, divided by reality : eliminating suspicion and promoting cooperation between African and European museums / George Okello Abungu
- Cooperation between European and African museums : a paradigm for démuséalisation? / Germain Loumpet.
- part II. Local communities and international networks--relations of partnership? Shifting knowledge boundaries in museums : museum objects, local communities and curatorial shifts in African museums / Jesmael Mataga
- Who shapes the museum? : exploring the impact of international networks on contemporary East African museums / Rosalie Hans
- The road to reconciliation : museum practice, community memorials and collaborations in Uganda / Nelson Adebo Abiti. part III. Accessibility of collections from Africa. The Junod Collection : a new generation of cooperation between Europe and Africa / Cynthia Kros and Anneliese Mehnert
- The Africa Accessioned Network : 'museum collections make connections' between Europe and Africa : a case study of Finland and Namibia / Jeremy Silvester
- The Hazina exhibition : challenges and lessons for international museum collaboration / Kiprop Lagat
- Artworks abroad : Ugandan art in German collections / Katrin Peters-Klaphake.
- part IV. Critique and evaluation of museum cooperation. New considerations in Afro-European museum cooperation in Africa : the examples of PREMA and other initiatives in Ghana / Kwame Amoah Labi
- Investigating museum development in Africa : from museum cooperation to the appropriation of praxis / Emery Patrick Effiboley
- Conservation and restoration as a challenge for museum cooperation : the case of the Palace Museum in Foumban, Cameroon / Michaela Oberhofer.
- Conclusion. What are the opportunities, challenges and modalities for African and European museum cooperation? / Cynthia Kros.
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Heterodoxy and the Internationalisation and Regionalisation of Museums and Museology
- Building a Critical Museology in Africa
- Introduction
- Introduction: Rethinking Museum Cooperation between Africa and Europe Do we need a new paradigm?
- PART I. Mapping the field - the history and context of Museum Cooperation between Africa and Europe
- 2. Connected by History, Divided by Reality. Eliminating Suspicion and Promoting Cooperation between African and European Museums
- 3. Cooperation between European and African Museums: A Paradigm for Démuséalisation?
- PART II. Local communities and international networks - relations of partnership?
- 4. Shifting Knowledge Boundaries in Museums. Museum Objects, Local Communities and Curatorial Shifts in African Museums
- 5. Who Shapes the Museum? Exploring the Impact of International Networks on Contemporary East African Museums
- 6. The Road to Reconciliation. Museum Practice, Community Memorials and Collaborations in Uganda
- PART III. Accessibility of collections from Africa
- 7. The Junod Collection. A new Generation of Cooperation between Europe and Africa
- 8. The Africa Accessioned Network. 'Museum Collections make Connections' between Europe and Africa: A Case Study of Finland and Namibia
- 9. The Hazina Exhibition. Challenges and Lessons for International Museum Collaboration
- 10. Artworks Abroad. Ugandan Art in German Collections
- PART IV. Critique and evaluation of museum cooperation
- 11. New Considerations in Afro-European Museum Cooperation in Africa. The Examples of PREMA and Other Initiatives in Ghana
- 12. Investigating Museum Development in Africa: From Museum Cooperation to the Appropriation of Praxis
- 13. Conservation and Restoration as a Challenge for Museum Cooperation. The Case of the Palace Museum in Foumban, Cameroon
- Conclusion
- 14. What are the Opportunities, Challenges and Modalities for African and European Museum Cooperation?
- Index
- List of Contributors