Customary and customised: nation-building at the Hong Kong Palace Museum

IF 2 1区社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal of Heritage Studies Pub Date : 2023-02-15 DOI:10.1080/13527258.2023.2176349

Joyce W.I. Ho, L. Law

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) is the first museum dedicated to orthodox Chinese history in Hong Kong. Opened in July 2022, the HKPM emerged amid an accelerating integration of the city with mainland China and closely adheres to Chinese nationalist ideologies. However, among museums in Hong Kong and mainland China that foster nation-building, it features conventional yet distinctive presentation strategies. We critically analyse the objects displayed, the textual evidence from labels and panels, and the spatial arrangement of the opening thematic exhibitions to deconstruct the nationalistic agenda embedded in the narrative. On one hand, the HKPM guides local visitors to (re)imagine the Chinese nation based on a flourishing, continuing, Confucian-centric, and culturally diverse Chinese civilisation, following customary nationalistic narratives. On the other hand, the HKPM customises its narrative to legitimise Hong Kong’s unification with China and affix Hong Kong’s past, present, and future to the development of the Chinese nation. Together, the exhibitions attempt to bolster visitors’ sense of belonging to the nation through cognitive and affective means, while invoking a sense of obligation to contribute to the nation.

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习惯与定制:香港故宫博物馆的国家建设

香港故宫博物院(HKPM)是香港第一座专门展示中国正统历史的博物馆。香港国际酒店于2022年7月开业，是在香港与中国大陆加速融合的背景下出现的，与中国的民族主义意识形态密切相关。然而，在香港和中国大陆提倡国家建设的博物馆中，它采用了传统而独特的展示策略。我们批判性地分析展出的物品，标签和面板的文本证据，以及开幕主题展览的空间安排，以解构嵌入叙事的民族主义议程。一方面，按照传统的民族主义叙事，香港博物馆引导当地游客(重新)想象一个繁荣、延续、以儒家为中心、文化多元的中华文明。另一方面，《香港共产党》的叙事则是将香港与中国的统一合法化，并将香港的过去、现在和未来与中华民族的发展联系起来。总之，这些展览试图通过认知和情感的方式增强参观者对国家的归属感，同时唤起他们为国家做出贡献的义务感。

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International Journal of Heritage Studies Multiple-

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4.10

自引率

11.10%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Heritage Studies ( IJHS ) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal for scholars and practitioners with a common interest in heritage. The Journal encourages debate over the nature and meaning of heritage as well as its links to memory, identities and place. Articles may include issues emerging from Heritage Studies, Museum Studies, History, Tourism Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Memory Studies, Cultural Geography, Law, Cultural Studies, and Interpretation and Design.