As one of the most recognisable landmarks from Zanzibar's years as a British Protectorate, the distinctive domed building of the Peace Memorial Museum is widely known and admired by Zanzibaris and visitors alike. Yet the compelling history behind its construction and collection has been overlooked until now. Through vivid narratives involving people, objects and exhibits, this book exposes the fractures, contradictions and tensions in creating and maintaining a colonial museum, and casts light on the conflicted character of the 'colonial mission' in eastern Africa.
As one of the most recognisable landmarks from Zanzibar's years as a British Protectorate, the distinctive domed building of the Peace Memorial Museum is widely known and admired by Zanzibaris and visitors alike. Yet the compelling history behind its construction and collection has been overlooked until now. Through vivid narratives involving people, objects and exhibits, this book exposes the fractures, contradictions and tensions in creating and maintaining a colonial museum, and casts light on the conflicted character of the 'colonial mission' in eastern Africa.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Sarah Longair received her PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, and currently works in the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the British Museum. Her research explores British colonial history in East Africa and the Indian Ocean world through material and visual culture. She has published several book chapters and articles, and has co-edited the volume Curating Empire: Museums and the British Imperial Experience (2012) and two special issues of the Museums History Journal.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Zanzibar, museums and the British Empire Museum precedents: British imperial culture, collecting and display in Zanzibar, 1897-1922 'Muskiti ya Bwana Sinclair': building the Peace Memorial Museum, 1919-1925 'The same breed of museum worker': curators, collaborators and the museum community, 1925-1942 Trusteeship of culture: acquisition and display of the museum's collection, 1925-1942 Explaining the 'puzzling new world': education and reaching out beyond the museum, 1925-1942 The museum and 'the unhappy archives': preserving Zanzibar's past in the era of decolonisation, 1942-1964 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index.
Introduction: Zanzibar, museums and the British Empire Museum precedents: British imperial culture, collecting and display in Zanzibar, 1897-1922 'Muskiti ya Bwana Sinclair': building the Peace Memorial Museum, 1919-1925 'The same breed of museum worker': curators, collaborators and the museum community, 1925-1942 Trusteeship of culture: acquisition and display of the museum's collection, 1925-1942 Explaining the 'puzzling new world': education and reaching out beyond the museum, 1925-1942 The museum and 'the unhappy archives': preserving Zanzibar's past in the era of decolonisation, 1942-1964 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index.
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