ART MUSEUM TODAY. ART*SCIENCE*POLITICS

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ART MUSEUM TODAY. ARTSCIENCEPOLITICS

Journal Title: Muzealnictwo - Year 2014, Vol 55, Issue

Abstract

Due to the scientific paradigm of art history, this article was intended to be of interdisciplinary character. I used selected tools of the following related fields of science: philosophy, social psychology, political science, cultural anthropology that I adopted either when visiting numerous museums in Poland and abroad or when analyzing the institution where I have been working since 2000 (with 4 years break). I tried though to maintain an independent status of a theoretician and practician at the same time. Beginning with the new distinction between sociotechnical and social museums, I present the biggest challenges of our time. I point out the notions, which are constantly changing due to the dynamics of the culture: art, science and politics, which are being deformed in practice and – notwithstanding the theory – are present in popular opinion. In the description I deliberately use the language of metaphors of culture, as this refers to certain areas of our collective self-consciousness with moderate exposition of scientific apparatus. In particular, reference has been made to scientific authority of Hannah Arendt and Pierre Bourdieu. As far as the area of social life is concerned, I analyzed both museums and behavior of museum experts – which in my opinion are all museum employees. Final remarks highlight the importance of responsibility for a picture and a word in the culture, the power of thinking, imagination and sensitivity constituting the credo of violence-free museums idea that I have created.

Authors and Affiliations

Beata Lejman

Keywords

muzeum sztuka nauka polityka dystynkcja rywalizacja władza sądzenia habitus

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