Open Access«Museum borders» and new identities
Author(s) -
Ivan Alexandrovich Grinko
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
samarskij naučnyj vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-3016
pISSN - 2309-4370
DOI - 10.17816/snv20164215
Subject(s) - exposition (narrative) , space (punctuation) , meaning (existential) , identity (music) , phenomenon , field (mathematics) , visual arts , national identity , history , media studies , sociology , aesthetics , art , computer science , political science , epistemology , literature , law , politics , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
Benedict Anderson named museum and map the main instruments in formation of national identity. Today we see a lot of new identities but the instruments are still actual. In this article the author discusses the image of borders in contemporary museum space and its new functions. Today border in museum exposition appears in many variants (maps, pictures, elements of navigation, photo or installation) so it is interesting how this phenomenon is linked with new goals of museum in contemporary world and how it influences new communities and its identities creation. The article is based on the field materials from the museums of Eastern Europe. According to our research two main functions of border image in museum space are the visiotype of territory and hronotop of the most important events in national history. Despite its original sense and meaning today image of the border in museum can unite people and evoke empathy in visitors.