Pergamski muzej u Berlinu i pitanje povrata baštine

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): The Pergamon museum in Berlin and the question of heritage return
• Author: Lara Perković
• Mentor: Helena Stublić (mentor)
• Committee member: Goran Zlodi (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Žarka Vujić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Helena Stublić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of information and Communication sciences); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-07-11, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Museology

Abstract

Kulturna baština je u današnjem društvu zauzela veliku ulogu u otkrivanju, promociji i osnaživanju identiteta zajednice. Ona je prvenstveno prisutna zbog čovjeka i samo joj on može pridodati značenje, a koje se potom komunicira i interpretira prema drugim zajednicama i ostatku svijeta. No, kada predmeti baštine nisu više dio podeblja i zajednice iz koje su proizašli, već budu izmješteni u druge kontekste i zajednice, nastaje pomutnja oko identiteta i autentičnosti baštine. Jedan takav primjer je i Pergamski muzej u Berlinu u kojemu se primarno nalaze predmeti Jugozapadne Azije poput vrijednih Ištarinih dveri iz drevnoga Babilona. Donesene su u Berlin, uz mnoge druge vrijedne predmete kulturne baštine, iskapanjem njemačkih istraživača krajem 19. stoljeća i od 30-tih godina čine dio stalnog postava Pergamskog muzeja. Ovakav postupak oduzimanja nečije kulturne baštine dovodi do gubitka nacionalnih vrijednosti i sjećanja na prošlost. Tim povodom države poput Iraka i Turske traže povrat svojega nacionalnoga blaga. Muzeji kao baštinske ustanove u srži su procesa povratka i imaju veliku ulogu koja će biti istražena u ovome radu.

Abstract (english)

In today's society, cultural heritage has played a major role in discovering, promoting and strengthening the identity of a community. It is primarily present because of people and only they can add meaning to it, which is then communicated and interpreted towards other communities and the rest of the world. However, when heritage objects are no longer part of the community and community from which they originated, but are moved to other contexts and communities, confusion arises regarding the identity and authenticity of the heritage. One such example is the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, which primarily houses objects from Southwest Asia, such as the valuable Ishtar Gate from ancient Babylon. They were brought to Berlin, along with many other valuable items of cultural heritage by excavations by German researchers at the end of the 19th century, and since the 1930s they have been part of the permanent exhibition of the Pergamon Museum. This procedure of confiscating one's cultural heritage leads to the loss of national values and memories of the past. On this occasion, countries such as Iraq and Turkey demand the return of their national treasures. Museums as heritage institutions are at the core of the return process and have a major role that will be explored in this paper.

• Keywords: Pergamski muzej; Berlin; identitet; povrat baštine; Ištarine dveri; Babilon
• Keywords (english): the Pergamon Museum; Berlin; identity; Heritage Return; the Ishtar Gate; Babylon
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:601657
• Study programme: Title: Information Sciences; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) informacijskih znanosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) informacijskih znanosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-07-14 10:20:54