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With reference to specific examples explain why museums and exhibitions have become sites of cultural contest and discuss whether they can ever escape their colonial inheritance.
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With reference to specific examples explain why museums and exhibitions have become sites of cultural contest and discuss whether they can ever escape their colonial inheritance. Museums first opened their doors to public scrutiny in the 19th Century. The public were at last able to gain a glimpse of cultures further afield, lands that were deemed accessible only to the wealthy explorers, whilst remaining close to home. Knowledge of more foreign lands, previously only gained through literary texts became accessible firsthand. However, for the indigenous communities involved, the situation was not quite so optimistic. The artefacts on display often shielded a turbulent history of colonialism and power whilst simultaneously presenting a false picture of these 'distant' cultures. It is issues such as these that remain problematic in the present day. Increased publicity in recent years has provided such indigenous communities with room to voice their objects to sites and artefacts of...
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