Museum Development and Cultural Representation: Developing the Kelabit Highlands Community Museum - Softcover

Sweet, Jonathan; Kelly, Meghan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367606747 ISBN 13: 9780367606749

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Museum Development and Cultural Representation critically examines the development of a museum and cultural heritage centre in the indigenous Kelabit Highlands in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Building on their direct involvement in the development of the project, the authors appraise the process in retrospect through a thematic analysis. Themes covered include the project’s local and international contexts, community involvement and agency, the balance of tourism and authenticity, and the role of non-local partners. Through their analysis, the authors unpack the complexities of cultural representation and identity in heritage design practice, and investigates the relationship between capacity building and agency in cultural heritage management.

Situating the project within international trends in museology, Museum Development and Cultural Representation offers a valuable case example of a heritage-making process in an indigenous community. It will be of interest to scholars and students studying cultural representation, as well as communities and museum professionals looking to develop similar projects.

About this title

About the Author

Jonathan Sweet is a researcher and teacher of Museology, Cultural Heritage and Development at Deakin University, Australia.

Meghan Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication Design at Deakin University, Australia, and currently serves as the Associate Head of School for Teaching and Learning in the School of Communication and Creative Arts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367606747
• ISBN 13: 9780367606749
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 140