The Romanian Peasant Museum and the Authentic Man
The Romanian Peasant Museum and the Authentic Man
Author(s): Vintilă MihăilescuSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Muzeul Ţăranului Român, Editura Martor
Keywords: The Romanian Peasant Museum; national identity; museological discourse; museological vision; traditional man; authenticity; archetype; testifying museography;
Summary/Abstract: The Romanian Peasant Museum is not a museum of the Romanian Peasant. For Romania, any process of (re)thinking the national and identity issues has to go through a “vision” on “the Romanian peasant.” What role does it and may it have in the future the Romanian Peasant Museum, within this process of (re)thinking Romania itself? Our perspective: in this museum we are experimenting with something old. As Gerard Althabe used to say, 'a concept of museology that must be explained and defended'.
Journal: Martor. Revue d’Anthropologie du Musée du Paysan Roumain
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 15-31
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
