Museums and the Past: Constructing Historical Consciousness

Book Overview

Museums and the Past explores the central role of museums as memory keepers and makers. Using case studies from a Canadian context, the contributors to this collection reflect on the challenges in maintaining and developing museums as meaningful places of memory and learning. Discussions of museum practice and historical consciousness - how our understanding of the past shapes our sense of the future - consider the modern museum's narratives and pedagogical responsibilities and how museums continue to inform our sense of history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 077483062X
• ISBN13: 9780774830621
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"