How to make culture comprehensible : comparative case study of popularisation activities at the Louvre in Paris and the Historiska Museet in Stockholm
(2022) ABMM74 20221Division of ALM, Digital Cultures and Publishing Studies
- Abstract
- This work is a qualitative comparative case study of popularizing activities at the Louvre in Paris (2015-2019) and the Historiska Museet in Stockholm (1999-2005). Throughout a press content analysis, the two museums’ take and initiative to promote the intelligibility of cultural knowledge is decrypted and then compared. This thesis shows how different standards and conceptions lead to a more conservative and artefact-related popularisation at the Louvre while the Historiska Museet aimed to make knowledge available to spark democratic debates. To popularise science is also shown as a break from more traditionalist views of the museum, as it means to focus on the publics and adapt the content of the exhibitions. It also shows how, through... (More)
- This work is a qualitative comparative case study of popularizing activities at the Louvre in Paris (2015-2019) and the Historiska Museet in Stockholm (1999-2005). Throughout a press content analysis, the two museums’ take and initiative to promote the intelligibility of cultural knowledge is decrypted and then compared. This thesis shows how different standards and conceptions lead to a more conservative and artefact-related popularisation at the Louvre while the Historiska Museet aimed to make knowledge available to spark democratic debates. To popularise science is also shown as a break from more traditionalist views of the museum, as it means to focus on the publics and adapt the content of the exhibitions. It also shows how, through popularisation activities, museums can be another way to connect researchers and museums publics. Furthermore, this thesis reflects on the educative mission of museums and how this affects their role and identity. (Less)
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- author
- Leymarie, Pierre-Jean LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ABMM74 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Popularisation, Louvre, Historiska Museet, popularization, museology, case study
- language
- English
- id
- 9082098
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- 2022-11-16 09:19:24
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