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    "No Documents, No History". The Moral, Political and Historical Sciences Section of the Museum of the Belgian Congo, Tervuren (1910-1948)

    Authors
    Couttenier, M.
    Discipline
    Sociology
    Subject
    History & politics
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2010
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    Description
    With the creation of the Moral, Political (and Historical) Sciences Section of the Museum of the Belgian Congo, the Ministry of Colonies wanted to highlight the positive aspects of Belgian colonization. Assuming that history began with the appearance of written documents, researchers only studied the activities of Belgian colonizers and paid no attention to Congolese history. Guided by the motto no documents, no history , archives and collections were gathered on art, moral evolution, political evolution, and the history of Belgian colonization in Congo. However, only a limited series of archives were opened for researchers. The museum public was also offered a roseate image of the colony when they visited expositions on Catholic and Protestant missions, transport, and history. The Memorial Room became a National Pantheon . The museum clearly served colonial propaganda and negative aspects of colonization, such as economic exploitation and the violent military occupation, were kept outside museum walls.
    Citation
    Couttenier, M. (2010). "No Documents, No History". The Moral, Political and Historical Sciences Section of the Museum of the Belgian Congo, Tervuren (1910-1948). , Museum History Journal, Vol. 3/2, 123-148,
    Identifiers
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/743
    url: http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal_issue.php?id=146
    Type
    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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