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Musealization of war and history in military museums. A history of the Royal Military Museum, 1911-2017

Musealisering van oorlog en geschiedenis in militaire musea. Een geschiedenis van het Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis, 1911-2017
Start - End 
2015 - 2023 (ongoing)
Type 
PhD research
Department(s) 
Department of History
Other institution(s) 
War Heritage Institute
Research group(s) 
SocialHistory - Social History since 1750
Research Focus 
History
Research Period 
20th Century
Contemporary
Research Region 
Belgium
Western Europe
Research Methodology 
Comparative
Field research
Additional tags 
Museum
Museum history

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Abstract

This research brings for the first time a critical historical analysis of one of the largest national military museums in the world, the Royal Military Museum in Brussels. With a chronological analysis this study combines museum theory with museum practice, covering more than a century of Belgian history (1911-2017). 

 

 

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Phd Student(s)

External(s)

Kees Ribbens

Erasmus University Rotterdam
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