TY - JOUR
T1 - Decolonising the Aceh museum
T2 - Objects, histories and their narratives
AU - Arainikasih, Ajeng Ayu
AU - Hafnidar,
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The Aceh Museum, one of the oldest museums in Indonesia, was established during Dutch colonial rule. In this article the discussion of three objects of the colonial collections at the Aceh Museum (an ancient metal bell, colonial photographs and an old wooden weaving tool) illustrate the complexities of decolonising museums in a previously colonised country. As this practice varies, depending on whether the country was colonised or was a coloniser, this case study shows that in the Indonesian context, decolonising museums means featuring narratives from the local perspective, challenging colonial legacies (such as social segregation) and deconstruction of Indonesian postcolonial postcolonial official nationalist history.
AB - The Aceh Museum, one of the oldest museums in Indonesia, was established during Dutch colonial rule. In this article the discussion of three objects of the colonial collections at the Aceh Museum (an ancient metal bell, colonial photographs and an old wooden weaving tool) illustrate the complexities of decolonising museums in a previously colonised country. As this practice varies, depending on whether the country was colonised or was a coloniser, this case study shows that in the Indonesian context, decolonising museums means featuring narratives from the local perspective, challenging colonial legacies (such as social segregation) and deconstruction of Indonesian postcolonial postcolonial official nationalist history.
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U2 - 10.18352/bmgn-lchr.10554
DO - 10.18352/bmgn-lchr.10554
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050335902
SN - 0165-0505
VL - 133
SP - 105
EP - 120
JO - Bijdragen en Mededelingen Betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden
JF - Bijdragen en Mededelingen Betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden
IS - 2
ER -