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The Museum of Socialist Art in Sofia and the Politics of Avoidance

  • The "Museum of Socialist Art" in Sofia is the first state-supported museum focused on the communist period in Bulgaria. Paying attention to debatable issues regarding its concept and structure, the article outlines the anxieties of the Bulgarian public about this museum, particularly regarding the "resurrection" of socialist ideology and the "re-habilitation" of artistic production during communist rule. It shows the lack of clear principles in the selection and arrangement of the exhibitedThe "Museum of Socialist Art" in Sofia is the first state-supported museum focused on the communist period in Bulgaria. Paying attention to debatable issues regarding its concept and structure, the article outlines the anxieties of the Bulgarian public about this museum, particularly regarding the "resurrection" of socialist ideology and the "re-habilitation" of artistic production during communist rule. It shows the lack of clear principles in the selection and arrangement of the exhibited items, and the hesitation to take a critical stance on the former regime.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25626/0002
Creator and project details
Author:Nikolai VukovGND
Publisher:Imre Kertész Kolleg
Place of publication:Jena
Editor:Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND
Publishing Institution:Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Title details
Title (English):The Museum of Socialist Art in Sofia and the Politics of Avoidance
Parent Title (English):Cultures of History Forum
Release Date:2018/10/08
Date of Publication (online):2018/09/19
Date of first Publication:2012/12/05
Language:English
Subject indexing
DDC-Classification:9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie
Collections:Cultures of History Forum (Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena)
Tag:Bulgaria; memory; museum; public history; socialism
GND Keyword:sozialismus; Bulgarien; Museum; Zivilgesellschaft; Kollektives Gedächtnis
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File Size:5336 KB
MIME-Type:application/pdf
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