Introducing peace museums / Joyce Apsel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apsel, Joyce, author.

Series:

Routledge research in museum studies.

Routledge research in museum studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace--Study and teaching.

Peace.

Peace movements--Museums.

Peace movements.

Peace--Museums.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<strong>Nominated for the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in non-fiction</strong> This volume examines peace museums, a small and important (but often overlooked) series of museums whose numbers have multiplied world-wide in recent decades. They relate stories and display artifacts-banners, diaries, and posters for example about such themes as: art and peace, antiwar histories, protest, peacekeeping and social justice and promote cultures of peace. This book introduces their different approaches from Japan, which has the largest number of sites, to Bradford, UK and Guernica, Spain. Some peace museums and centers emphasize popular peace symbols and figures, others provide alternative narratives about conscientious objection or civil disobedience, and still others are sites of persuasion, challenging the status quo about issues of war, peace, disarmament, and related issues.Introducing Peace Museums distinguishes between different types of museums that are linked to peace in name, theme or purpose and discusses the debates which surround peace museums versus museums for peace. This book is the first of its kind to critically evaluate the exhibits and activities of this group of museums, and to consider the need for a "critical peace museum studies" which analyses their varied emphasis and content. The work of an experienced specialist, this welcome introduction to peace museums considers the challenges and opportunities faced by these institutions now and in the future.

Contents:

Introducing peace museums: peace matters

The peace museum in Bradford, UK: fostering peace education and community cohesion while preserving peace art and history

Kyoto Museum for World Peace: speaking truth to power: a university peace museum

Gernika Peace Museum: creating a culture of peace and reconciliation

Dayton International Peace Museum: a community model

The Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, and Casa Per la Pace, Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy

Individuals and movements for peace and pacifism

Conclusion: peace museums looking forward.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-208) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781317811916

1317811917

9781315816869

1315816865

9781317811909

1317811909

OCLC:

958098531