Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History 2021
DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.455
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Museums and Exhibitionary Culture in Twentieth-Century China

Abstract: From the first establishment of a museum in 1905 to the early-21st-century drive to build local museums, Chinese elites and officials have recognized the role of exhibitions in shaping the modern nation. Across this long 20th century, China’s exhibitionary culture has reflected three themes: the deployment of antiquity and tradition to inculcate national consciousness, the creation of revolutionary narratives to model political participation, and the presentation of modernity to inspire a vision of national “w… Show more

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