Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico: Community Museum as Political Practice
Published in Afterall Journal Issue 43, the essay 'History is made by the people': Fragments on the Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico, written by Pablo Lafuente and Michelle Sommer on 17 March 2017, examines a community museum in Xico, Mexico. The text explores how the museum functions as a site of collective memory and political agency, challenging institutional art histories. The Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico is presented as a model where local residents actively shape narratives, contrasting with top-down museum practices. The essay is part of a broader discourse on participatory art and decolonisation, as reflected in related articles in the same journal.
Key facts
- Essay published in Afterall Journal Issue 43 on 17 March 2017
- Written by Pablo Lafuente and Michelle Sommer
- Focuses on Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico in Xico, Mexico
- Explores community museum as political and collective memory practice
- Part of Afterall's ongoing series on art and decolonisation
- Full text available only to journal subscribers or via University of Chicago Press
Entities
Artists
- Pablo Lafuente
- Michelle Sommer
Institutions
- Afterall
- University of Chicago Press
- Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico
Locations
- Xico
- Mexico
Sources
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