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This review article examines the various methodologies practiced by Rome's Museum of Civilizations (Museo delle Civiltà) to discuss the contemporary curatorial approaches of traditional ethnographic museums. It adopts a historical and comparative perspective to situate the diverse collections within ongoing debates about art restitution. In emphasizing the unique work of the curators along with that of contemporary artists, this review article demonstrates how their use of history destabilizes rather than solidifies the permanence of museum collections. An analysis of this dynamic artistic and curatorial work reveals exhibited objects’ multifaceted acquisition histories and, in so doing, presents alternative past value systems to counter the homogenizing and commodifying tendencies of the contemporary art market.
这篇综述文章考察了罗马文明博物馆（Museo delle civilt）实践的各种方法，以讨论传统民族志博物馆的当代策展方法。它采用了历史和比较的观点，将不同的收藏品置于正在进行的关于艺术品归还的辩论中。通过强调策展人和当代艺术家的独特工作，这篇评论文章展示了他们对历史的利用是如何破坏而不是巩固博物馆藏品的持久性的。对这一动态的艺术和策展工作的分析揭示了展出物品的多方面收购历史，并以此为基础，提出了另一种过去的价值体系，以对抗当代艺术市场的同质化和商品化趋势。
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History and Theory leads the way in exploring the nature of history. Prominent international thinkers contribute their reflections in the following areas: critical philosophy of history, speculative philosophy of history, historiography, history of historiography, historical methodology, critical theory, and time and culture. Related disciplines are also covered within the journal, including interactions between history and the natural and social sciences, the humanities, and psychology.
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