Exhibition and Erasure/Art and Politics
<p>The destruction of cultural heritage does not just take place in architectural landscapes, but within the culture of the museum. Middle Eastern museums built by foreign experts under colonial rule are also sites of demolition, aesthetically and ideologically confirming their exhibitors’ Weltanschauung worldview.</p>
Authors: Annabel Wharton
Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative
Part of: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: From Napoléon to ISIS