Wokół muzeum etnograficznego
Around the Ethnographic Museum

Summary/Abstract: A presentation of selected issues causing tension surrounding the ethnographic museum and related to the necessity of renewing the role of this institution, especially in the context of social changes: decolonization, newly defined centre-periphery relations, the increasing role of inclusive processes of various communities linked to ethnographic collections, and the broad activities of the Museum. The analysis was based on material collected by means of case study research in thirteen European ethnographic museums between 2013 and 2023 (found materials, communication, interviews). Referring to Achille Mbembe’s philosophical concept related to the Afrofuturism trend known as “the ethics of the passer-by” the text proposes a change in the way museum authority is created.

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