Abstract:Social and museum studies regarding Oaxaca community museums offer different visions about the processes that made them possible. For example, while some authors point out that museums were born mainly from the communities where they are located, others argue that they are the result of a state intervention in local communities. This paper presents a nuanced reading of these perspectives, analyzing three factors that seem to us of great impact on the process:one concerning the Mexican state and federal cultura… Show more
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