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A new museum, heritage, and memory studies network exploring the latest practices and developments in the field through a range of digital writings and resources.

Created by Berghahn Books, an independent publisher of distinguished scholarly books and journals in the humanities and social sciences.  

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CALL FOR PAPERS: (DE)COMMEMORATION

EDITED BOOK IN THE BERGHAHN BOOKS “Worlds of Memory” SERIES

Reflections on my Methodology and Conclusions

Victoria Bishop Kendzia, Berlin, June 2020Author of VISITORS TO THE HOUSE OF MEMORY I thought it might be helpful to future readers to share my impressions of an online lecture […]

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Virtual Tour

A Review by Diana E. Marsh As of May 5, 2020, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s (NMNH) virtual tour had been viewed by over one million online visitors. […]

Why Is It Necessary to Include the Gender Perspective in Archaeological Museums?: Some Examples from Spanish Museums

by Lourdes Prados Torreira Archaeological museums in the twenty-first century carry a clear responsibility toward society today. They necessarily aspire to become open spaces in which the many different social groups that make […]

"Ceremonies of Renewal": Visits, Relationships, and Healing in the Museum Space

by Laura Peers In 2010, the Pitt Rivers Museum at Oxford (PRM) loaned five historic Blackfoot shirts (figure 1) to the Glenbow and Galt museums in Alberta, Canada. The project […]

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