A Programme of Absolute Disorder: Decolonizing the Museum

'A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition' - Publishers Weekly

In A Programme of Absolute Disorder, Françoise Vergès strips away the veneer of the universal Western museum to reveal its origins as the foundation of liberal ideology.

By exploring the history of the Louvre, and following the radical tradition of Frantz Fanon, she argues that the modern institution cannot just be fixed with a more diverse board or by finding new ways to display the art.

Instead, she demands a 'post-museum': a space that rejects the financialization of art, acknowledges the bloody history of its collections, and prioritizes the labor and dignity of those who clean, guard, and inhabit its halls.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 10/20/2026
ISBN: 9780745352619
Pages: 224