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The Making of Museums in Nigeria
- Kenneth C. Murray and Heritage Preservation in Colonial West Africa
Engelsk Hardback
The Making of Museums in Nigeria
- Kenneth C. Murray and Heritage Preservation in Colonial West Africa
Engelsk Hardback

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In November 1927, Kenneth Crosthwaite Murray (1902-1972) left his family home in West Sussex, England, to develop the art program in the British colony of Nigeria. As he travelled the country, Murray saw the cultural practices and craft production of Nigerian visual material under threat and decided to collect these pieces in order to preserve, understand, and, perhaps, console during a period of great change. Murray and a few of his colleagues, including Edward H. Duckworth, Bernard E.B. Fagg, and Ekpo Eyo and the antiquities department that they founded, built seven museums before independence, established export policies, began calling for the return of cultural heritage, and developed excavation protocol. This book captures the life and legacy of Murray, whose efforts helped foster an understanding of Nigerian art and culture and explores the tension that arose among the colonial government, officers, and Nigerians who sought to build these cultural institutions during the twilight years of the British Empire and the transition to a newly independent Nigeria.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
290
ISBN-13:
9781666912678
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1666912670
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
16 okt 2023
Længde:
26mm
Bredde:
236mm
Højde:
159mm
Forlag:
Lexington Books
Oplagsdato:
16 okt 2023
Forfatter(e):
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