Connecting link: Moscow exhibition halls as a glocal form of cultural citizenship
EDN: SZNHCV
Abstract
Moscow is a megaregion where it is difficult to find local identities. Spatial, cultural, ethnic, and economic mobility undermine opportunities for the formation of sustainable cultural citizenship at the level of a particular district, with the status of «Moscovite» being very vague and mutable. Meanwhile, there is a demand for local urban self-identification, and cultural institutions located in district libraries, small museums and exhibition halls contribute to its spread. Their role is often invisible, poorly thought out, but important as they become anchors for the localization of cultural citizenship. This article presents an analysis of the role of the network of local exhibition halls in Moscow, most of which are located outside the city center. Their uniqueness lies in the combination of a citywide cultural agenda, implemented through a network management system at the level of the capital, and their active involvement in the production of local cultural identity and citizenship. The article reveals what material, organizational and intellectual resources of this network of exhibition halls allow them to be glocalized actors of urban space, linking the cultural policy of the capital and rootedness in the local context. The mediation function of the exhibition halls themselves is problematized through the narratives of their employees. The article is based on interviews with employees of exhibition halls, community members, and close observation of the work of these cultural institutions.
Keywords
glocal,
cultural citizenship,
museum communities,
megaregion,
exhibition hall,
urbanism,
materiality,
gallery
Supporting agencies: The research for this article was carried out with support of the grant of the Russian Science Foundation no. 22-78-10098, «Cultural Citizenship and Local Solidarity: The Experience of Social Inclusion of Museum Audiences in Russia.»
About the Authors
R. N. Abramov
HSE University, Institute of Sociology of the Federal Center
of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Roman Nikolaevich Abramov, Dr. Sci. (Sociology)
Professor, Department of Sociology,
Faculty of Social Sciences, Leading Researcher, International Laboratory for Social Science Research,
101000, Moscow, Myasnitskaya Str., 20
Leading Researcher, Department of Theory and History of Sociology,
108544, Moscow, Bolshaya Andronyevskaya Str., 5, Bld. 1
D. V. Ivanov
HSE University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Danila Vladimirovich Ivanov, Postgraduate Student, Junior Research Fellow, International Laboratory for Social Science Research
101000, Moscow, Myasnitskaya Str., 20
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Abramov R.N., Ivanov D.V. Connecting link: Moscow exhibition halls as a glocal form of cultural citizenship. Shagi / Steps. 2025;11(4):263-281. (In Russ.) EDN: SZNHCV
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