Papers by Claudia Patricia
The elaboration of a museographical project to show in a short wiew the basic elements which conf... more The elaboration of a museographical project to show in a short wiew the basic elements which configure the dense and varied American History is a challenge of not an easy response in a museum such as the Museo de América in Madrid, but a solution is aitempted in order to provide for visitors with a reference framework. Geography (or ecosystems) and cultural development are currently understud as forming a unit, but the limited extension of this exhibition area, and the place and role that it plays within the museum exhibition considered as a whole, force us to display in juxtaposed sections the geographic aspects of the Continent, how it was peopled and the different cultures (a selection) that grew and died from Prehistory up to recent times. Some thoughts on modern museology are also made.
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Papers by Claudia Patricia