摘要：The role museums play in shaping the public's understanding of the past hasrecently become a matter of considerable interest for historians and others. InCanada and Australia, portraits of their country's history created by nationalmuseums have ignited considerable controversy. The Canadian Museum ofCivlization's Canada Hall was the subject of a review by four historians, chosento examine the Hall's portrayal of political history, while the National Museumof Australia faced a highly politicised public review of all of its exhibits soon afterthe museum opened. By analysing and interpreting the findings of thesereviews, the authors raise questions about the ability of museums to respondto historical controversy, shifting historiographies and changing understandingsof what is important in the past
