A detailed look at how South Africa's museum present the nation's past, and how they can serve as a lens for examining changes in South African society at large.

'Dubin has collected a vital series of interviews which, in full, are a highly significant archive of historical and museological thinking in this transitionary period.' - Institute of Historical Research

Using War to Put Food on the Table: Reflections on a Decade of Democracy
A White Step in a Black Direction: Inertia, Breakthrough and Change in South African Museums
The First Shall Be Last: Picturing Indigenous Peoples and the Sins of Long Ago
Prisoners to Science: Sarah Bartmann and "Others"
"A Pustular Sore on a Queen's Forehead": District Six and the Politics of the Past
"The History of Our Future": Revamping Edifices of a Bygone Era
Tête-à-tête: Museums and Monuments, Conversations and Soliloquies

STEVEN C. DUBIN is Professor of Arts Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.