Liberating Culture

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Author_Christina Kreps
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Central Kalimantan
comparative museum studies
Cross Bar
crosscultural heritage management
cultural
Cultural Heritage Preservation
cultural restitution policy
Curatorial Practices
Dayak Culture
Dayak Groups
Departemen Pendidikan Dan Kebudayaan
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ethnographic museology
Funerary Objects
haus
Haus Tambaran
heritage
indigenous
indigenous curation methodologies
Indigenous Curatorial Practices
indigenous knowledge systems
Indigenous Museums
International Knowledge Systems
Kayan Mentarang
Kayan Mentarang National Park
Kepala Adat
Lembaga Adat
models
Museological Practice
museum
Museum Development Projects
museums
Ngati Pikiao
NMAI Act
preservation
Provincial Museums
restitution practices
tambaran
Tribal Museums
Unassociated Funerary Objects
western
Western Museum
Western Museum Model

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415250252
  • Weight: 520g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Jan 2003
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Using examples of indigenous models from Indonesia, the Pacific, Africa and native North America, Christina Kreps illustrates how the growing recognition of indigenous curation and concepts of cultural heritage preservation is transforming conventional museum practice.

Liberating Culture explores the similarities and differences between Western and non-Western approaches to objects, museums, and curation, revealing how what is culturally appropriate in one context may not be in another.

For those studying museum culture across the world, this book is essential reading.

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