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Universal Histories and Universal Museums: a transnational comparison Blog Series. Kemp, Sandra (Author). 2017. Lancaster University.

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abstract = "Universal Histories and Universal Museums: a transnational comparison BlogA research blog series by Sandra Kemp as part of the Universal Histories and Universal Museum project. This research project and digital exhibition (https://universalhistories.wixsite.com/universalobjects), was funded by the AHRC and Labex “past in the present{\textquoteright}, with co-investigator Professor Herv{\'e} Inglebert, Professor of Roman History at the University Paris Ouest Nanterre La D{\'e}fense: https://careforthefuture.exeter.ac.uk/research/labex-pasts-in-the-present/ The project commenced at the V&A https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/research-project-universal-histories and continues at Lancaster University: the 'Universal Histories and Universal Museums' research project.Through transnational perspectives on museum collections, the project examined how history is made, displayed and disseminated through the uses, legacies and representations of the past. It explored the role of the museum in building knowledge about the future through collections, display and relations with publics. Blog: https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/universalhistories/blog/Twitter: https://twitter.com/universalmuseumThe first phase of the project combined critical investigation through four workshops and two historical case studies, based in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Mus{\'e}e du quai Branly. The second phase considered the influence of social knowledge practices on the structuring of universal knowledge and how thinking about the past helps us to prepare for a global future that incorporates more diverse universalities. What kinds of history do we want or need today? The project{\textquoteright}s second phase consolidated the research through an international conference, publications and digitisation of key archival resources timed to align with the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi - a contemporary universal museum.In its current phase the project is continuing the research on temporality, interdisciplinarity and the museum https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/universalhistories/2017/04/10/ideas-in-a-different-modality-interdisciplinarity-and-transnationalism/through examination of proleptic objects. ",
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