Between Reverence and Reclamation : Musealization of Medieval
Church Treasures in Georgia’s National Museum

k 2024

Between Reverence and Reclamation : Musealization of Medieval Church Treasures in Georgia’s National Museum

FILIPOVÁ, Alžběta

Basic information

Original name

Between Reverence and Reclamation : Musealization of Medieval Church Treasures in Georgia’s National Museum

Authors

FILIPOVÁ, Alžběta

Edition

Demusealisation! Transcultural Encounters with Religious Objects in Museums. Symposium held at the Centre for Religion and Heritage, University of Groningen, 2024

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60401 Arts, Art history

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

event

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Religious Objects in Musea; Medieval Georgia; Musealization; Curating Medieval Artefacts; Politics of Art Exibition; Georgian National Treasure

Abstract

V originále

The paper aims to unravel the intricate dynamics of musealization of medieval ecclesiastic objects within Georgia’s National Museum, with a special focus on the famous 10th century Khakhuli triptych. The latter was commissioned by Georgia’s most celebrated king Davit the Builder, stolen in late 19th century by a private Russian collector and later repatriated under Stalin’s directive in the 1920’s. Currently held in the possession of Georgian Orthodox Church and exhibited as a centerpiece of the collection coined as Georgian National Treasure, the icon is daily venerated by visitors who treat it with religious reverence. The presentation will thus delve into the interplay between heritage preservation, political and ecclesiastical governance, and communal dynamics.

Links

101026166, interní kód MU

Name: Demarginalizing Medieval Georgia: History of Art History between Colonial Perspective and Nationalist Appropriation (1921–1991)

Investor: European Union, MSCA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Excellent Science)

Citovat

FILIPOVÁ, Alžběta. Between Reverence and Reclamation : Musealization of Medieval Church Treasures in Georgia’s National Museum. In Demusealisation! Transcultural Encounters with Religious Objects in Museums. Symposium held at the Centre for Religion and Heritage, University of Groningen. 2024.

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FILIPOVÁ, Alžběta. Between Reverence and Reclamation : Musealization of Medieval Church Treasures in Georgia’s National Museum. In \textit{Demusealisation! Transcultural Encounters with Religious Objects in Museums. Symposium held at the Centre for Religion and Heritage, University of Groningen}. 2024.

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