In the early 19th century, at the dawn of the historical professions, historians did not dismiss working with objects and collaborating with museums. It was the increasing professionalization of the discipline of history that opened a gap between the two. Recent interest in museums and in objects might help connecting these two fields again on a different basis. Investigating the multiple interconnections between historical museums and Public History not only helps to better understand museums or Public History per se, but might also help better understanding of the history of the historical profession, its early developments as well as its present tendencies. This article focuses firstly on new history museums around the world. Secondly, it tackles the issue of the complex relationship between Public History and museum studies. Thirdly, it present some suggestions on how public historians can interact with museums. Keywords: Museums; Public History; Representation of the past; 20th century; Heritage.

Nei primi anni dell' 800, agli inizi della professione storica, gli storici lavoravano anche con e sugli oggetti e collaboravano con i musei. Fu proprio la crescente professionalizzazione della disciplina a separare storici e musei. Il recente interesse che la storiografia ha dimostrato per oggetti e musei può aiutarci a rimettere questi due ambiti in comunicazione tra di loro, a partire da diversi presupposti. Studiare le molte connessioni tra i musei di storia e la public history non solo ci consente di capire meglio i musei e la public history di per sé, ma può anche aiutarci a capire meglio la storia della professione storica, i suoi più antichi sviluppi e le sue tendenze attuali. Questo articolo si concentra su nuovi musei di storia nel mondo. Affronta la complessa natura del rapporto tra due campi disciplinari diversi: museum studies e public history. Presenta infine alcune possibili strade da percorrere per i public historians che vogliono interagire con i musei.

What Can Public History Do for Museums,What Can Museums Do for Public History? / Porciani. - In: MEMORIA E RICERCA. - ISSN 1127-0195. - STAMPA. - 54:1(2017), pp. 21-40. [10.14647/86342]

What Can Public History Do for Museums,What Can Museums Do for Public History?

PORCIANI, ILARIA
2017

Abstract

In the early 19th century, at the dawn of the historical professions, historians did not dismiss working with objects and collaborating with museums. It was the increasing professionalization of the discipline of history that opened a gap between the two. Recent interest in museums and in objects might help connecting these two fields again on a different basis. Investigating the multiple interconnections between historical museums and Public History not only helps to better understand museums or Public History per se, but might also help better understanding of the history of the historical profession, its early developments as well as its present tendencies. This article focuses firstly on new history museums around the world. Secondly, it tackles the issue of the complex relationship between Public History and museum studies. Thirdly, it present some suggestions on how public historians can interact with museums. Keywords: Museums; Public History; Representation of the past; 20th century; Heritage.
2017
What Can Public History Do for Museums,What Can Museums Do for Public History? / Porciani. - In: MEMORIA E RICERCA. - ISSN 1127-0195. - STAMPA. - 54:1(2017), pp. 21-40. [10.14647/86342]
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