Museum-Making in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Issued Date
Copyright Date
2022
Resource Type
Language
eng
Book
Book
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
154
ISBN
9780367750077
Alternative Title(s)
Cultural institutions and policies from colonial to post-colonial times
Author(s)
Abstract
Building on archival work undertaken in France and feldwork undertaken in
Southeast Asia, Museun-Making in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia provides a
critical analysis of museum histories and development in three former colo-
This work documents the development of museums in French Indochina
(1862-1954), specifically Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The book explores
the colonial culture of exhibition, traces the growth of museum collections
through archaeological missions to Indochina and other parts of Asia, and
examines the role of museums in the cultural life of this colonial society. In
particular, the author re-contextualizes the role and part played by colonial
museums in the implementation of heritage policies during the colonial era
in French Indochina, a dimension that is often overlooked. Additionally, the
book addresses the effects that the Second World War, the Vichy Regime, and
the Japanese occupation had on these cultural institutions. The transforma-
tion of these museums in post-independence Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
is also discussed. Providing comparisons with other colonial and post-colonial experiences,
Museum-Making in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia will be a valuable resource
for researchers in museum and heritage studies. It will also appeal to research-
ers and graduate students engaged in the study of history, anthropology,
sociology, political science, and development and international studies.
Jonathan Paquette is full professor at the School of Political Studies at the
University of Ottawa (Canada). He is also holder of the International
Francophonie Research Chair on Cultural Heritage Policies.
nial territories.
Table of contents
Introduction, 1 -- Museums, heritage, and colonialism, 3 -- Museum-making, 6 -- Museum-making and French Indochina, 9 -- Note, 11 -- References, 11 -- French Indochina as a colonial project, 15 -- An incremental project, 15 -- The conquest of the territory, 17 -- Missionaries, 18 -- A military conquest, 20 -- Early exploration missions, 24 -- Governance and the political architecture of French Indochina, 28 -- Intellectuals, societies, colonial imaginaries, and anti-colonialism, 31 -- Conclusion: Re-framing French Indochina, 34 -- Notes, 35 -- References, 37 Museum-making in French Indochina -- Museum-making, 41 -- Museums and museum culture, 42 -- Not a foreign idea: museum cultures in Asia, 43 -- Collections in pre-colonial times, 44 -- Early colonial museum-making in Cochinchina, 45 -- The Hanoi Exhibition and the Maurice Long Museum, 49
-- The EFEO and museum-making, 53 -- Circulation of collections and the development
of a museum: Musee Louis Finot and Museede l'Homme de Hanoi, 56 -- Saigon and the Musee Blanchard de la Brosse, 60 -- Da Nang and Hue, 63 -- Museum-making in Cambodia and Laos, 65 -- Conclusion, 66 -- Notes, 68 -- References, 69 Heritage preservation and museum administration in a colonial society, 72 -- Heritage policy in French Indochina, 72 -- Museum administration and the complexity of cultural
governance, 75 -- Illicit trades, vandalism, controversies, and heritage
preservation, 82 -- The construction of heritage norms, 88 -- Conclusion, 89 -- Notes, 89References, 90 -- Collection development and collection management Collection development, 93 -- Collaborations and circulation of cultural items, 98 -- Collection management, 102 -- Archaeology, local collections, and open-ended conversations, 103
'World Museums' , 104 -- Conclusion: universalism and 'Workshop for Living Arts', 107 --
Notes, 108 -- References, 109 -- Museums and their publics Scientists, merchants, industrialists, and public servants of the colony (1900-1920), 113 -- Ethnicity, aesthetic values, and art amateurs ( 1920-1930), 116 -- Art, cultural tourism, and growing audiences (1930-1940), 120 -- Wars, diplomacy, and management ( 1940-1960), 122 --
Conclusion, 126 -- Notes, 127 -- References, 128 -- Museums in post-colonial Times, 131 -- From French Indochina to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 131 -- Decolonizing museums, 134 -- New museum-making, new museums, 139 -- Vietnam: war, revolution, and the nation, 1955-1990, 139 -- Doi Moi and museums in Vietnam ( 1990-2020), 142 -- 7Laos, 144 -- Cambodia, 146 -- Development and cooperation, 149 -- Conclusion: museums at crossroads, 152 -- Notes, 153--References, 154 --Index, 159