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ミュージアムにおける紛争の語りをめぐる試論 : 和平合意後四半世紀を経た北アイルランドを事例として

Exhibiting Conflict in Museums : A Case Study of Northern Ireland After 25 Years of Peace Agreement

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13493043

https://doi.org/10.15002/00030839

法政大学キャリアデザイン学部

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2024-03

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This paper examines the representation of the violent conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles, through exhibitions at two museums: the Imperial War Museum and the Ulster Museum. One is the “Northern Ireland: Living with the Troubles” exhibition, which was unveiled at the Imperial War Museum in London in 2023, marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. While the Imperial War Museum has a small permanent exhibition section on the Troubles, this special exhibition is the first at the museum specifically dedicated to the conflict in Northern Ireland. The other museum is the Ulster Museum in Belfast, where the exhibition “The Troubles and Beyond” was opened in 2018 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the peace agreement. In the Imperial War Museum’s exhibition, the Troubles is presented as an external conflict to British society, positioning it as a conflict experienced by “them” as opposed to “us.” However, the special exhibition differs from its permanent exhibition regarding the conflict representations in that it addresses the diverse perspectives of multiple actors involved in the conflict. The Ulster Museum depicts the lives of people in Northern Ireland from the time of the conflict to the present day—including their cultural activities and social life—showing what it is like to live with the conflict. What becomes evident in the Ulster Museum’s exhibition is the difficulties of sharing experiences and memories among those who lived and experienced the conflict in Northern Ireland.

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