{"exhibit":{"title":"Contested Histories: Photographs from Mandate Palestine in the JH Iliffe Collection","description":"

Contested Histories<\/em>\u00a0presents a selection of photographs from the archive of John Henry \"Harry\" Iliffe, the first Keeper of the Palestine Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem, between 1931 and 1948.\u00a0 These largely unpublished photographs are a fascinating record of Iliffe's time in Mandate-Era Palestine (present day Israel and Palestinian territories).<\/strong><\/p>\n

This exhibition examines the role of archaeology and museums in recording the past by exploring Iliffe's role in establishing the Jerusalem museum in the complex social, political, historical, and religious setting of Mandate Palestine.\u00a0 It challenges the viewer to consider how notions of \"history\" can be constructed, not only through writing and images, but also through physical spaces such as buildings and monuments, and especially the seemingly neutral setting of a museum.<\/p>\n

The JH Iliffe Collection is held by the Fryer Library<\/a>, University of Queensland Library.<\/p>","credits":"Curated by Dr Janette McWilliam, Mr James Donaldson, 2019. Designed by Mr James Donaldson.","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"contested-histories","added":"2019-02-06 20:52:08","modified":"2019-07-24 01:54:31","owner_id":45731,"use_summary_page":0,"cover_image_file_id":247,"id":9},"item":{"item_type_id":null,"collection_id":2,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2019-05-29 22:35:17","modified":"2019-05-29 22:35:17","owner_id":60965,"id":248}}