Objects of memory : history and narrative in French war museums

Author

Sherman, Daniel J.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

French historical studies. 1995, Num. 1, Vol. 19, 49-74, 8 ill.

ISSN

0016-1071

Abstract (en)

Three of the most prominent museums devoted to the world wars in France offer fertile terrain for an exploration of the museological construction of history and memory: the Mémorial de Verdun, opened in 1967; the Mémorial-Musée de la Paix in Caen, inaugurated in 1988; and the Historial de la Grande Guerre in Péronne, opened in 1992. Includes discussion of these museums' attitudes towards the artifacts they preserve.

Subject (en)

• General works -- Museums and museology
• Museums
• France
• 1900-2000
• Commemorative monuments
• World War (1914-1918)
• World War (1939-1945)
• Material culture
• Caen (FRA)
• Historial de la Grande Guerre||Péronne (Somme, FRA)
• War

Subject (fr)

• Généralités -- Musées et muséologie
• Musée
• France
• 1900-2000
• Monument commémoratif
• Guerre mondiale (1914-1918)
• Guerre mondiale (1939-1945)
• Culture matérielle
• Caen (FRA)
• Historial de la Grande Guerre||Péronne (Somme, FRA)
• Guerre

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19960401-00284852

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