Wax figures for a modern history. Mannequins from Luján Museum as symbols of a transition time (Buenos Aires, first half of the 20th century)
This article studies the wax figures in natural size with physiognomic features and costumes of ancient times, which were part of the “reconstructions of objective scenes” of the Historical and Colonial Museum of Buenos Aires Province, opened in 1923. We propose to rebuild the context upon which the...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/31722 |
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| Sumario: | This article studies the wax figures in natural size with physiognomic features and costumes of ancient times, which were part of the “reconstructions of objective scenes” of the Historical and Colonial Museum of Buenos Aires Province, opened in 1923. We propose to rebuild the context upon which the Museum added them, analyse the complexity of these devices as museographical resources, and establish the impact they produced on public inside and outside the institution. We consider that these objects allow us to observe at least three historiographical problems of greater magnitude in connection with material culture: the interaction of individuals with devices made for diverse uses and purpose, the mechanisms through which objects change or accentuate their original meanings depending on the intentions of the agents who question them in specific contexts, the ability of devices to recover previous social experiences capturing intangible collective expressions and manifestations. |
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