Arnoud Odding: Echt – Het waarachtige museum
Arnoud Odding
O dubbel d, 2023
€24,95
As the world becomes increasingly digital and virtual, is it any wonder that many people are looking for something to hold on to in the shrinking analogue world? And where better to find that than in museums with their real, authentic objects? The things we find so valuable that we have been collecting them for centuries? Museums therefore have an exceptional quality that makes them credible in a time of fake news and abundant opinions. It is not without reason that museums worldwide are growing and flourishing. While politics and many media seem to intensify discussions and while science is increasingly questioned, museums have a quality that they can use to continue the conversation between people. This essay does not argue for unconditional activism on the part of museums, but for engagement based on a pursuit of truthfulness. The true museum is the museum with room for doubt and discussion. A place where an attempt is made to bridge the growing contradictions in an eternally ambivalent world. Real – The Real Museum is the third part of three publications about museums, art and society.
From 2012 to 2022, Arnoud Odding was director of the Rijksmuseum Twenthe, The Netherlands. IN DUTCH!
ISBN: 9789080848429
