Paper short abstract:

The particular challenges of communicating aspects of the contemporary Middle East to the general public by means of museum exhibitions, educational programmes and publications.

Paper long abstract:

This paper draws on my experiences as Curator for the Middle East at the Museum of Mankind, and as a consultant for a variety of Middle Eastern museums. It will explore the problems and challenges of communicating aspects of the contemporary Middle East to the general public by means of ethnographic exhibitions, educational programmes and publications.