Museum Management and Curatorship Pub Date : 2021-04-16 , DOI: 10.1080/09647775.2021.1914144 Morag M. Kersel 1
ABSTRACT
How is it possible in this moment of museum decolonization, critical examination of museum ethics and practice, calls for repatriations and reparations, and restorative justice, that a brand new museum is embroiled in controversy over the acquisition, study, and display of archaeological artifacts? Museum aversion to addressing complex issues of provenance, documentation, fakes, and archaeological site destruction caused by looting results in distorted displays and inaccurate interpretations of the material record and injustice and bias in the contact zone (sensu Bennett, Boast, Clifford, and Pratt). The exhibition of archaeological artifacts from the ‘Holy Land’, specifically the Dead Sea Scrolls on display at the Museum of the Bible, offers a compelling case study. The Dead Sea Scrolls as contact zone (writ small) allow for the consideration of curatorial decision-making, visitor engagement, honesty, untold stories, and the potential for redemption at the Museum of the Bible.
中文翻译:
圣经博物馆的救赎?文物、出处、死海古卷的展示以及接触区的偏见
摘要
在博物馆去殖民化、对博物馆伦理和实践进行批判性审查、要求遣返和赔偿以及恢复性正义的这个时刻,一个全新的博物馆怎么可能卷入有关考古文物的收购、研究和展示的争议?博物馆对解决由掠夺造成的出处、文件、赝品和考古遗址破坏等复杂问题的厌恶导致了扭曲的展示和对材料记录的不准确解释以及接触区的不公正和偏见(感觉Bennett、Boast、Clifford 和 Pratt)。来自“圣地”的考古文物展览,特别是在圣经博物馆展出的死海古卷,提供了一个引人注目的案例研究。死海古卷作为接触区(小写)允许考虑策展决策、游客参与、诚实、不为人知的故事以及圣经博物馆的救赎潜力。