Adapting past identity: inclusive pride at the National Historical Museum of Chile

Abstract

In the present article, we analyse how the emotions and attitudes of the present attempt to change the outdated programme of cultural governance of the National Historical Museum of Chile. Through the analysis of fifteen consultative assemblies, we intend to establish the dominant emotional climate regarding the Chilean past and its national identity, as well as the influence of this on the reformulation of the Museum’s new permanent exhibition. We propose the concept of ‘inclusive pride’ as the emotional and political axis that agglutinates the expectations of the various actors we consulted. We conclude that by invoking this concept, the fear of museographic representations of embarrassing, painful or difficult pasts can be collectively overcome, as long as said pride is combined with a relational perspective regarding the problems in the redistribution of recognition and the politics of difference.

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