Lost objects and missing histories:HIV/AIDS in the Netherlands

Curators and theorists have described HIV/AIDS as one of the most culturally productive phenomena of modern times. The vast array of material generated includes props from protests, artwork, literature, and film, as well as public health campaigns, music, diaries, and performances. Despite the breadth of potential objects, just a few types are most often collected and displayed, limiting the exhibition of the history of HIV/AIDS in significant ways. Much of the material culture museums would need to enrich their accounts of this history and to represent a diversity of perspectives on the impac... Mehr ...