摘要：The role of a regional ethnographic museum is considered, whose professionals are aware of the fact that today, when interpreting culture in a museum, one should take into account local voices, i.e. the view from within. However, some community representatives have influential, yet individual and personal ways of interpreting local culture in question, that can differ from the other community members views, and especially from the ethnographer’s conclusion. Some other communities invent new traditions. In the text, two such examples from Istria are described. Various approaches are discussed on how ethnographers that interprete source communities should act and what dillemas arise in such situations.
关键词：culture; museums; ethnography; communities; Istria; the invention of tradition; local voices
