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How to make culture comprehensible : comparative case study of popularisation activities at the Louvre in Paris and the Historiska Museet in Stockholm

Leymarie, Pierre-Jean LU (2022) ABMM74 20221
Division of ALM and Digital Cultures
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
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organization
course
ABMM74 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Popularisation, Louvre, Historiska Museet, popularization, museology, case study
language
English
id
9082098
date added to LUP
2022-11-16 09:19:24
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2022-11-16 09:19:24
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  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 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.}},
  author       = {{Leymarie, Pierre-Jean}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{How to make culture comprehensible : comparative case study of popularisation activities at the Louvre in Paris and the Historiska Museet in Stockholm}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}