Browsing UMAC Journal by Title
Now showing items 118-137 of 228
-
2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelPalseographia; an exhibition blending science and art The exhibition Palseographia was developed for the First International Palàeontological Congress. It consisted of original Australian fossil specimens juxtaposed with scientific illustrations and interpretive artworks in ...
-
2012-10-24ZeitschriftenartikelPast and current identity of the Zoology Museum of Ghent University This paper investigates the history and aim of the Ghent University Zoology Museum on a whole, and looks at the achievements of its more interesting directors and curators in specific. In 1817 Ghent University purchased a ...
-
2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelPlanning activities in a new university museum Patras University is organizing a new Science and Technology Museum in order to facilitate and encourage contacts between the University and the town. From the early planning stages onwards, the words 'Pedagogy, Heritage ...
-
2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelPOMUI. The web portal of Italian university museums In recent years Italian university museums have faced difficult times as funding has become difficult and usage has declined. The situation was degenerating into a crisis. A solution was needed. How could the isolated, ...
-
2008-12-18ZeitschriftenartikelPoster session
-
2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelPractical concerns when implementing object-based teaching in higher education The first rule of business is “know your customer”. This essay focuses on the user’s perspective: what do tutors need to make OBL an attractive proposition? It dissects three customer needs: the need for engagement, ...
-
2011-09-20ZeitschriftenartikelPresentaciones Presentations
-
2012-10-24ZeitschriftenartikelPrivate donations and the collecting legacy of Luis Simarro to the heritage of Complutense University of Madrid One of the most important private donations in the Complutense University of Madrid is Luis Simarro's legacy. The Simarro Foundation was formed in 1927 with a collection of paintings by Simarro’s friends such as Sorolla, ...
-
2005-01-01Teil eines PeriodikumsProceedings of the Third Conference of the International Committee for University Museums and Collections (UMAC) - Norman, Oklahoma, USA, September 21-26,2003
-
2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelPromoting health through public programmes in university medical museums Pathology museums worldwide are in danger. This paper explores the extent and the reasons for this threat to these valuable teaching resources - day by day becoming dormant collections. Should they now be classified as ...
-
2012-10-24ZeitschriftenartikelProposed European anatomical collections network Universities, colleges, medical institutions and professional societies in the past used their museums as tools to establish themselves as the rightful producers of anatomical knowledge. Anatomical and medical museums, ...
-
2011-02-10Teil eines PeriodikumsPutting University Collections to Work in Teaching and Research Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Committee of ICOM for University Museums and Collections (UMAC), Berkeley, USA, 10th–13th September 2009
-
2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelReaching out and reaching across: Collections and social inclusion This paper discusses the ongoing efforts of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, at the University of Oregon, to diversify itself and the publics it serves through programming, community outreach, institutional change and ...
-
2010-11-12ZeitschriftenartikelRecent museum ethical policies and their implications for university museums Today museums must be cognizant of a multitude of widely publicized ethical issues. It is important that museum leaders demonstrate the highest ethical standards and be responsive to new policies and practices instituted ...
-
2012-10-24ZeitschriftenartikelRecent recommendations by the German Council of Science and Humanities on scientific collections as research infrastructures A reportThe German Council of Science and Humanities provides advice to the German government and states on the structure and development of higher education and research. In January 2011, the Council presented recommendations on ...
-
2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelReflections on leadership in university museums and non-university museums During my 18 years working in different museums in Sweden I had the opportunity to meet some enthusiastic and real good, networking museum leaders. They had all in common a desire to meet people from all levels of the ...
-
2014-04-14ZeitschriftenartikelRefusing to stand still, reaching out to the public The Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s current public outreach efforts and its possible future directionsThe Chinese art collections and exhibitions of the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong are known for high artistic and educational standards. However, historically, the general public has not been closely ...
-
2011-02-10ZeitschriftenartikelRelocation and revaluation in university collections, or, Rubbish Theory revisited Objects move from place to place, discipline to discipline, into and out of collections within the university (even at times into and out of the university). In the course of these relocations, these objects also continually ...
-
2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelReorganizing a 20th century cabinet of curiosities into a museum for the 21st century This paper describes the life of a university museum that was born in the 1980s and transformed in the 21st century. Over a period of 25 years Professor Reverte collected more than 3700 objects and set up an authentic ...
-
2010-11-12ZeitschriftenartikelRole of university museums and collections in disseminating scientific culture Starting from the definition of scientific museums as the material context where scientific and technological artefacts are preserved and scientific culture is elaborated and disseminated, the different ways in which museums ...
