From Idols to Antiquity: Forging the National Museum of Mexico Contributor(s): Achim, Miruna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496203372 ISBN-13: 9781496203373 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico - Business & Economics | Museum Administration And Museology |
Series: Mexican Experience |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 9" (1.12 lbs) 348 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mexican - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Following independence from Spain, the National Museum of Mexico was founded in 1825 by presidential decree. Nationhood meant cultural as well as political independence, and the museum was expected to become a repository of national objects while building the kind of stories around these objects that would give meaning to the nation and teach its people to become citizens. Despite the elevated rhetoric of the museum's founding, the reality of the National Museum of Mexico was far more tumultuous. |