Museums, Nation and Political History in the Australian National Museum and the Canadian Museum of Civilization

The role museums play in shaping the public’s understanding of the past has recently become a matter of considerable interest for historians and others. In Canada and Australia, portraits of their country’s history created by national museums have ignited considerable controversy. The Canadian Museu...

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Main Authors: David Dean, Peter E Rider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Leicester 2005-03-01
Series:Museum & Society
Online Access:https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/mas/article/view/63