Panamanian Museums and Historical Memory

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-85745-240-5
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 270 mm, Gewicht: 372 g

Reihe: Museums and Diversity

Panama is an ethnically diverse country with a recent history of political conflict which makes the representation of historical memory an especially complex and important task for the country’s museums. This book studies new museum projects in Panama with the aim of identifying the dominant narratives that are being formed as well as those voices that remain absent and muted. Through case analyses of specific museums and exhibitions the author identifies and examines the influences that form and shape museum strategy and development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laws, Ana Luisa Sánchez

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgements

Notes on Transliteration

Chapter 1. Introduction

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Panama as “a melting pot”

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Political conflict, past and present

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A short note on methodology

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Chapter outline

Chapter 2. A short history of Panama

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Pre-Columbian Panama

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The arrival of the Spanish

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Independence from Spain and union with Colombia

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The birth of the Republic of Panama

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The Dule Revolution, further migrations, and institutionalized racism

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Growing conflicts in the Canal Zone and the Torrijos Era

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The 1980s crisis

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The New Democratic Period

Chapter 3. The Reina Torres de Araúz Anthropological Museum (MARTA)

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Emergence of the Museum of the Panamanian Man

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The Exhibition

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From Museum of the Panamanian Man to MARTA

Chapter 4. The Panamá Viejo Visitor Centre

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The Spanish Empire and the foundation of Panamá La Vieja

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World Heritage and the management of Panamá La Vieja

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The Exhibition

Chapter 5. The Museum of Nationality

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La Villa de Los Santos

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Emergence of the museum

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Current Exhibition

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Contemporary debates

Chapter 6. The Museum of the Kuna Nation

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The Comarca Kuna Yala

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Emergence of the Museum and Exhibition

Chapter 7. The Museum of the Inter-Oceanic Canal(Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panamá)

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San Felipe

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Emergence of the Museum

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The Exhibition

Chapter 8. The West Indian Museum of Panama

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El Marañón

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Emergence of the Museum and Current Exhibition

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Debates around the Museum: between highlighting and downplaying the African elements in Panamanianness

Chapter 9. The 7th Panama Art Biennial at the Museum of Contemporary Art

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ciudadMULTIPLEcity: urban spaces for play, critique and reflection

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The 7th Panama Art Biennial

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The Exhibition

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Conclusion and epilogue

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Hybrid management

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New technologies

Works Cited

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Laws, Ana Luisa Sánchez
Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws is Associate Professor in Media and Design, Volda University College, Norway. Her research has focused on the use of new technologies to address contested topics in museums, and on issues of diversity and social inclusion in museums. Her most recent project is in the area of interaction design, and involves the creation of multitouch prototypes as support for pedagogical activities at the upcoming Museo de la Casa Colonial in Panama Viejo, Panama.