Prezentacija fundusa Etnografskog muzeja u Zagrebu
On the Presentation of the Fund of Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses from a critical standpoint the way in which our society perceives and evaluates the work in ethnographic museums. On the other hand, she also discusses how certain characteristics of the museum curators’ activity may contribute to such (negative) evaluation. It is suggested that ethnographic museums ought to represent the reality of a people’s life, including aspects of contemporary culture. Also, the power of mass media should be better used for publicizing museum activities. In order to collaborate more closely with larger social community, ethnographic museums should be more engaged in training and educational programs, as well as in industrial projects with »small« and »major« branches of the economy. However, these goals cannot be attained unless the professional concepts and practice o f. ethnologists in museums are altered radically.

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