Research Article

Museums as Spaces Carrying Social Memory

Volume: 1 Number: 25 May 31, 2022
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Museums as Spaces Carrying Social Memory

Abstract

The memory of societies has always been built over space and transferred to the next generation. These spaces sometimes appear as monuments, squares, or museums. In addition to their traditional roles in preserving history and historical artifacts, museums have taken on new roles, such as the re-creation of social memory. The aim of this paper is to show how museums shape today’s reality by re-presenting the past. The paper consists of three parts. First, discussions on what social memory is and what kinds of functions it has in building space are presented. Second, the phenomenon of social memory taking root in space is explored. The roles of space in creating identity, making history, and inventing tradition are explained. Third, analysis of the role of museums as places of memory in the reproduction of social and cultural norms is undertaken.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 31, 2022

Submission Date

March 29, 2022

Acceptance Date

May 9, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 1 Number: 25

APA
Tayanç, M., & Yeniçırak, H. (2022). Museums as Spaces Carrying Social Memory. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, 1(25), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1123707
AMA
1.Tayanç M, Yeniçırak H. Museums as Spaces Carrying Social Memory. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2022;1(25):11-19. doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1123707
Chicago
Tayanç, Mehmet, and Hasan Yeniçırak. 2022. “Museums As Spaces Carrying Social Memory”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler 1 (25): 11-19. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1123707.
EndNote
Tayanç M, Yeniçırak H (May 1, 2022) Museums as Spaces Carrying Social Memory. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler 1 25 11–19.
IEEE
[1]M. Tayanç and H. Yeniçırak, “Museums as Spaces Carrying Social Memory”, MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, vol. 1, no. 25, pp. 11–19, May 2022, doi: 10.56074/msgsusbd.1123707.
ISNAD
Tayanç, Mehmet - Yeniçırak, Hasan. “Museums As Spaces Carrying Social Memory”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler 1/25 (May 1, 2022): 11-19. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1123707.
JAMA
1.Tayanç M, Yeniçırak H. Museums as Spaces Carrying Social Memory. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2022;1:11–19.
MLA
Tayanç, Mehmet, and Hasan Yeniçırak. “Museums As Spaces Carrying Social Memory”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, vol. 1, no. 25, May 2022, pp. 11-19, doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1123707.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Tayanç, Hasan Yeniçırak. Museums as Spaces Carrying Social Memory. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2022 May 1;1(25):11-9. doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1123707

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