The Desert Rose as a New Symbol for the Nation: Materiality, Heritage and the Architecture of the New National Museum of Qatar

IF 0.8 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Heritage and Society Pub Date : 2018-09-02 DOI:10.1080/2159032X.2019.1693827

A. Bounia

{"title":"The Desert Rose as a New Symbol for the Nation: Materiality, Heritage and the Architecture of the New National Museum of Qatar","authors":"A. Bounia","doi":"10.1080/2159032X.2019.1693827","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The desert rose, a fragile formation of gypsum or barite crystals including sand grains, is gaining momentum as the new symbol of Qatar. Chosen by Jean Nouvel as an inspiration of his design for the new National Museum of Qatar which opened for the public in March 28 2019, the building, which encircles the first National Museum of the country, is intended to be both a monument and a metaphor: a huge sculpture that will pay tribute and encourage emotive associations of contemporary Qatar with values such as rarity, fragility, beauty, timelessness. At the same time, the same symbol is used by the tourist industry, with desert roses being introduced into Qatari Museums shops, where visitors are invited to purchase desert roses to “pay tribute to this nature's marvel,” but also to participate to the creation of a new heritage symbol, that connects the land with its people, the past with the present. This paper uses this particular object to explore the simultaneous construction of heritage narratives and the use of museums in the construction of a new identity in Qatar.","PeriodicalId":44088,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and Society","volume":"11 1","pages":"211 - 228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2018-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/2159032X.2019.1693827","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Heritage and Society","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2159032X.2019.1693827","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3

Abstract

ABSTRACT The desert rose, a fragile formation of gypsum or barite crystals including sand grains, is gaining momentum as the new symbol of Qatar. Chosen by Jean Nouvel as an inspiration of his design for the new National Museum of Qatar which opened for the public in March 28 2019, the building, which encircles the first National Museum of the country, is intended to be both a monument and a metaphor: a huge sculpture that will pay tribute and encourage emotive associations of contemporary Qatar with values such as rarity, fragility, beauty, timelessness. At the same time, the same symbol is used by the tourist industry, with desert roses being introduced into Qatari Museums shops, where visitors are invited to purchase desert roses to “pay tribute to this nature's marvel,” but also to participate to the creation of a new heritage symbol, that connects the land with its people, the past with the present. This paper uses this particular object to explore the simultaneous construction of heritage narratives and the use of museums in the construction of a new identity in Qatar.

查看原文

微信好友朋友圈 QQ好友复制链接

本刊更多论文

沙漠玫瑰作为国家的新象征:卡塔尔新国家博物馆的物质性、遗产和建筑

沙漠玫瑰是一种由石膏或重晶石晶体（包括沙粒）组成的脆弱地层，正成为卡塔尔的新象征。这座环绕着卡塔尔第一座国家博物馆的建筑被让·努维尔选为2019年3月28日向公众开放的新卡塔尔国家博物馆的设计灵感来源，它既是一座纪念碑，也是一个隐喻：一座巨大的雕塑，将向当代卡塔尔致敬，并鼓励人们将其与稀有、脆弱、，美丽，永恒。与此同时，旅游业也使用同样的符号，沙漠玫瑰被引入卡塔尔博物馆的商店，游客可以在那里购买沙漠玫瑰，以“向大自然的奇迹致敬”，但也可以参与创建一个新的遗产符号，将土地与人民、过去与现在联系起来。本文利用这个特殊的对象来探索遗产叙事的同时构建和博物馆在卡塔尔新身份构建中的作用。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文去求助

来源期刊

Heritage and Society HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

0.80

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： Heritage & Society is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for scholarly, professional, and community reflection on the cultural, political, and economic impacts of heritage on contemporary society. We seek to examine the current social roles of collective memory, historic preservation, cultural resource management, public interpretation, cultural preservation and revitalization, sites of conscience, diasporic heritage, education, legal/legislative developments, cultural heritage ethics, and central heritage concepts such as authenticity, significance, and value. The journal provides an engaging forum about tangible and intangible heritage for those who work with international and governmental organizations, academic institutions, private heritage consulting and CRM firms, and local, associated, and indigenous communities. With a special emphasis on social science approaches and an international perspective, the journal will facilitate lively, critical discussion and dissemination of practical data among heritage professionals, planners, policymakers, and community leaders.