In this paper issues of ownership and protection of intellectual property of traditional art and culture are scrutinised. In particular, it addresses issues surrounding the historical lifting and acquisition of huge volumes ...

Valongo Observatory is part of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded in 1881 with the primary mission of being used for the practical lessons given at Rio de Janeiro Polytechnic School. It has a ...

The PSU Museum, officially named the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum is part of the Prince of Songkla University in Southern Thailand. The history of the museum’s collections is briefly documented. ...

Integracja muzeów uniwersyteckich w programach studiów muzealnych Zbiory uniwersyteckie gromadzono tradycyjnie celem wspierania programów nauczania w ramach określonych dyscyplin akademickich. Duże kolekcje są przedmiotem ...

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 ...

This paper proposes to share our recent experience in Singapore in the design, building and launch of a purpose-built museum complex to house four exhibition galleries and other facilities of NUS Museums, National University ...

The relevant scientific and teaching activity in chemistry the Polytechnic Academy of Porto was involved in, at the turn of the 19th century, led to the decision of assigning a significant area of a building under construction ...