Publication: Museos vivos y en movimiento: Donde se produce la práctica
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Torres Zayas, Ramón
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Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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Hoy día, el fenómeno de la indiscriminada exposición de objetos museables arrancados frecuentemente a naciones colonizadas, y el desconocimiento del valor cultural e identitario de muchas piezas, son aspectos a colocar sobre el tapete, en especial estos tiempos que tanto se habla de respeto a la otredad y los derechos humanos.
Lo anterior está cobrando fuerza en naciones que dan pasos significativos con proyectos de devolución de piezas exhibidas durante años en museos occidentales, saqueadas durante el periodo de colonización.
Sin embargo, conjuntamente con los reintegros, se precisa un cambio de mentalidad. No basta con restablecer, sino admitir lo que verdaderamente simbolizan las culturas “otras” con sus ancestralidades y prácticas tradicionales, pues no todos conciben de la misma manera lo que se ha dado en llamar museo vivo, un término del cual se apropian muchas naciones del tercer mundo.
Un museo vivo requiere del halo misterioso que solo podría imprimir el portador cultural, sin maniqueísmos ni ataduras estéticas que suelen promover diversos círculos de poder artístico hegemónicos. Se necesita establecer puentes con la alteridad para alcanzar el verdadero milagro de la existencia.
Today, the phenomenon of the indiscriminate display of museum objects, often taken from colonized nations, and the lack of recognition of the cultural and identity value of many pieces are issues that need to be addressed, especially in these times when there is so much talk about respect for otherness and human rights. This is gaining momentum in nations that are taking significant steps with projects to return pieces exhibited for years in Western museums, looted during the period of colonization. However, along with the returns, a change of mentality is needed. It is not enough to restore, but rather to acknowledge what "other" cultures truly symbolize with their ancestry and traditional practices, since not everyone conceives in the same way what has been called a living museum, a term appropriated by many Third World nations. A living museum requires the mysterious aura that only the cultural host can create, free from the Manichaeism and aesthetic constraints often promoted by various hegemonic circles of artistic power. It is necessary to build bridges with otherness to achieve the true miracle of existence.
Today, the phenomenon of the indiscriminate display of museum objects, often taken from colonized nations, and the lack of recognition of the cultural and identity value of many pieces are issues that need to be addressed, especially in these times when there is so much talk about respect for otherness and human rights. This is gaining momentum in nations that are taking significant steps with projects to return pieces exhibited for years in Western museums, looted during the period of colonization. However, along with the returns, a change of mentality is needed. It is not enough to restore, but rather to acknowledge what "other" cultures truly symbolize with their ancestry and traditional practices, since not everyone conceives in the same way what has been called a living museum, a term appropriated by many Third World nations. A living museum requires the mysterious aura that only the cultural host can create, free from the Manichaeism and aesthetic constraints often promoted by various hegemonic circles of artistic power. It is necessary to build bridges with otherness to achieve the true miracle of existence.
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Comparative cultural studies: European and Latin American Perspectives, ISSN-e 2531-9884, Nº. 20, 2025 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Culturas afroamerindias: sincretismo, transculturación y tradiciones populares)




