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The National Museum of Scotland : a symbol for a new Scotland?
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posted on 2003-01-01, 00:00 authored by F McLean, Steven CookeThe National Museum of Scotland (forthwith 'Museum') opened to critical acclaim on St Andrew's Day 1998 (see McKean 2000). The timing of the opening was culturally and politically symbolic, taking place on the patron saint of Scotland's day, whilst falling between the devolution referendum for, and the opening of, the reinstated Scottish Parliament. The museum offers a representation of Scotland, one which is negotiated by its creators and visitors alike. Given that national identity is a slippery concept subject to fluidity and change (Hall 1992), the image of stability and authority of a museum, which has been compared to the reification of a church (Horne 1984), offers us an interesting site for developing our understanding of how national identity is constructed.
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Scottish affairsVolume
45Season
AutumnPublisher
Scottish AffairsLocation
Edinburgh, ScotlandISSN
0966-0356Language
engPublication classification
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