Category Archives: Cultural policy

Rekindling the roles of national museums in Dublin and Belfast

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Bodil Axelsson

Thomas Cauvin is doctorial researcher at the European University Institute and is affiliated to Eunamus’ partner in Paris. He contributes to Eunamus’ research on great historical narratives. He has been invited as a guest at Unfolding Eunamus to present two recent articles … Continue reading →

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What does it take to make museums into agents of change?

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Bodil Axelsson

The symposium Hot Science Global Citizens, in Sydney 5-6 May, explored new emerging possibilities for natural  history museums, science museums and science centres to act as resources, catalysts and agents of change in climate change debates and decision-making. A range of potential … Continue reading →

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France’s historians ask whether we should still be building “National” History Museums

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Bodil Axelsson

By Felicity Bodenstein, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne The third phase of Eunamus, entitled Uses of the Past: narrating the nation and negotiating conflict will consider representations of national history in museums across Europe. We need look no further than … Continue reading →

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