The Theme
The theme proposed by the DEMHIST conference organizer, and shared by the directors of Palazzo Spinola and Palazzo Reale in
Genova, guests of the meeting, concerns the way in which historical house museums introduce themselves
to their visitors. This is an extremely important topic that concerns the
historical identity and cultural role of house museums, as well as the financial
problems linked to their own survival. Which of the many possible interpretations
of its historical and social identity should the historical house museum present
to the public? Is there a danger of betraying their identity in trying to make
historic houses more accessible to the public, by using new approaches, such
as employing actors, and staging performances? Are our endeavours to attract
more visitors - hoping to raise revenue to solve the museum's financial difficulties
- putting the traditional educational purpose of the historical house museum
in danger? The Acts of the conference gather the authors' contributions that address these issues.
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HISTORIC HOUSE-MUSEUMS SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC
Spectacular Exhibits vs. Philological Interpretation of History
Rosanna Pavoni, ed. Editorial assistant and English translator, Starleen K. Meyer.
[Acts of the 1st Annual International Conference of DEMHIST] Milan: DEMHIST/Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, 2001
The Acts of the 1st Annucal DEMHIST conference in Genua, Italy, November, 2000, have 17 black-and-white illustrations, and are available from DEMHIST. For more information, please contact Secretary-Treasurer or the Chair of DEMHIST.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
Germano Mulazzani
Ministry of Culture, Superintendent for Art Historical Heritage, Liguria
Liliana Pittarello
Ministry of Culture, Superintendent for Landscape and Historic Buildings, Liguria
PREFACE
Giovanni Pinna
President, ICOM Italian National Committee; Chairperson, DEMHIST
CONTRIBUTIONS (in alphabetical order)
Daniela Ball
Two Important Swiss Castles: Lenzburg and Hallwyl
Stephan Bann
A Way of Life: Thoughts on the Identity of the House Museum
Julius Bryant
"An Englishman's Home in his Castle": Re-Presenting English Heritage Houses
Magaly Cabral
Exhibiting and Communicating History and Society in Historic House Museums
Maria Camilla De Palma
Castello D'Albertis, Genoa
Luca Leoncini
Stately Home Museums: Striking a Balance, Turning Them into a Spectacle, and the Philological Reconstruction of their History
Linda Martino
Capodimonte Museum: the New Arrangement of the Royal Apartment
Rosanna Pavoni
Order Out of Chaos: The Historic House Museums Categorization Project
Jacques Perot
Chateau de Compiègne: Problematique de Restitution
Farida Simonetti
La Galerie Nationale de Palazzo Spinola à Genes: activités pour l'éducation intellectuelle et activités pour une visite émotionnelle
Laura Stagno
Restoration of an Identity: Palazzo del Principe in Genoa
Annalisa Zanni
The New Armoury of the Poldi Pezzoli Museum
Two other conferences DEMHIST organized during its first three years:
Conference in Barcelona - July 2001 (Acts available from DEMHIST)
Conference in Amsterdam - October 2002 (Acts available from DEMHIST)
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