From Gaillon to Sanchi, from Vézelay to Angkor Wat. The Musée Indo-Chinois in Paris: A Transcultural Perspective on Architectural Museums
Besides the commodification of original artefacts from the Orient as museum objects of Occidental curiosity, the transfer and display of Asian monumental architecture was a powerful means to appropriate the built cultural heritage of the colonies for the European métropole. Addressing a scientific d...
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International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA)
2013-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2013/2013-apr-jun/falser-musee-indo-chinois |