MULTIVOCALITY IN NEW REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SOVIET PERIOD : THE CASES OF LATVIAN AND ESTONIAN
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https://doi.org/10.55877/cc.vol19.37Keywords:
museums, multivocality, Soviet period, Latvia, EstoniaAbstract
The article examines new representations of the Soviet period in central museums of Estonia and Latvia, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of applying the principle of multivocality on the conceptual and organizational levels. Multivocality is achieved by making use of the biographical method and including the experiences of diverse national and social groups as well as applying interactive exhibition methods. Both cases demonstrated that in order to balance the curators’ voices, efficient teamwork, clear viewpoints of the leading curators, and broad-based collaboration are needed.Downloads
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