Popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about Argentina's past

This paper explores how the popularization of history in museums, based on recent historiographic contributions, coexists with the historical ideas held by their visitors. The analysis is based on the author's experience in conveying content about the Revolution of Independence at the Museo del...

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Autor principal: Di Meglio, Gabriel
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spelling I28-R245-article-171382025-11-28T19:46:38Z Popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about Argentina's past La divulgación en museos de historia y el “sentido común” sobre el pasado argentino Di Meglio, Gabriel Di Meglio, Gabriel museum historiography popularization of history public history revisionism museo historiografía divulgación histórica historia pública revisionismo This paper explores how the popularization of history in museums, based on recent historiographic contributions, coexists with the historical ideas held by their visitors. The analysis is based on the author's experience in conveying content about the Revolution of Independence at the Museo del Cabildo de Buenos Aires and the Museo Histórico Nacional (Argentina). The paper discusses the presence of a “revisionist common sense”, as posited by some historians, and proposes the primacy among the publics of a “patriotic common sense,” developed in elementary school. Este trabajo indaga cómo convive en algunos museos la divulgación histórica basada en aportes recientes de la historiografía con las ideas sobre la historia que tienen quienes los visitan. El análisis parte de la experiencia del autor en la transmisión de contenidos sobre la revolución de independencia realizada en el Museo del Cabildo de Buenos Aires y del Museo Histórico Nacional en Argentina. Se discute la presencia de un “sentido común revisionista”, que han postulado algunos historiadores, y se propone la primacía entre los públicos de un “sentido común patrio”, formado en la escuela primaria. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2025-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/boletin/article/view/17138 10.34096/bol.rav.n63.17138 Boletín del Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana Dr. Emilio Ravignani; Núm. 63 (2025): Julio-diciembre; 132-148 1850-2563 0524-9767 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/boletin/article/view/17138/14632 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/boletin/article/view/17138/14668 Derechos de autor 2025 Boletín del Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana Dr. Emilio Ravignani
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historiography
popularization of history
public history
revisionism
museo
historiografía
divulgación histórica
historia pública
revisionismo
spellingShingle museum
historiography
popularization of history
public history
revisionism
museo
historiografía
divulgación histórica
historia pública
revisionismo
Di Meglio, Gabriel
Di Meglio, Gabriel
Popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about Argentina's past
topic_facet museum
historiography
popularization of history
public history
revisionism
museo
historiografía
divulgación histórica
historia pública
revisionismo
author Di Meglio, Gabriel
Di Meglio, Gabriel
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Di Meglio, Gabriel
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title Popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about Argentina's past
title_short Popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about Argentina's past
title_full Popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about Argentina's past
title_fullStr Popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about Argentina's past
title_full_unstemmed Popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about Argentina's past
title_sort popularization of history in museums and “common sense” about argentina's past
description This paper explores how the popularization of history in museums, based on recent historiographic contributions, coexists with the historical ideas held by their visitors. The analysis is based on the author's experience in conveying content about the Revolution of Independence at the Museo del Cabildo de Buenos Aires and the Museo Histórico Nacional (Argentina). The paper discusses the presence of a “revisionist common sense”, as posited by some historians, and proposes the primacy among the publics of a “patriotic common sense,” developed in elementary school.
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