ABSTRACT
The present chapter explores how ancient Mediterranean materials can be used within the Latin American context as part of a museology that supports social justice goals. In particular, I provide an overview of recent work by educators at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago, Chile. Although this museum's collection does not include any ancient originals, it is home to a number of copies of famous Greco-Roman sculptures. In this chapter, I present three case studies and conclude with an insight into the current use of the museum's Greco-Roman copies. Ultimately, I argue that to make visible the oppressive histories embodied in the imposition of foreign, idealised art (e.g., casts of marble sculptures), museums that hold Greco-Roman objects must use them, in collaboration with their communities, to facilitate discussions that are pertinent to these audiences and their contemporary political contexts.
