Browsing Proceedings 2002 by Title
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelContributions to the history of university museums and collections in Europe The recent history of museums, from the sixteenth and seventeenth century wunderkammer to the present, is relatively welldocumented. In marked contrast, the pre-history of university museums remains largely unstudied. This ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelDepartmental museums at the University of Karachi; exposure and exploitation Museums are centres of learning. They play a significant role in the projection of cultural and natural heritage and can increase awareness among the masses. When it was established in 1951, academics in several departments ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelDesigning, building and launching a home for three art collections 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 ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelEncircling the Muses: the multi-disciplinary heritage of university museums University museums have a rich history, having played a crucial role in the development of collections and museums. Some of the most important museum collections today are to be found within or attached to a university. ...
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2003-01-01Teil eines PeriodikumsExposing and Exploiting the Distinct Character of University Museums and Collections
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelIndigenous perspective on the collection of traditional Bongainville culture and art; past, present and future 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 ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelLooking for a Superhero: a discussion of the qualities, training and experience needed to be a university museum director Directors of university museums are in charge of important and highly complex institutions that have a mission for research, teaching, collection, informal education, exhibition and dissemination of information. In a highly ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelLow-budget collection management at the Criminal Museum, School of Forensic Medicine, University of Athens In Greece, the Criminal Museum is unique in its kind. Founded by the School of Forensic Medicine of the University of Athens in 1933. it has a collection of materials connected to infamous crimes and violations that took ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelMacquarie University's undergraduate degree in Museum Studies In 2002, Macquarie University introduced a 4-year programme of study leading to a B.Sc./B.A. in Natural History, Culture and Museum Studies. The double degree programme covers speciality areas of particular interest to ...
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2003-01-01Zeitschriftenartikel'Muse therapy' as a new concept for museums The history and mission of the Nagoya University Museum are outlined and the new concept of 'Muse therapy' is emphasized to be important for museum activities. Since real specimens, as well as music, painting and so on, ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelNew forms of cooperation between the Helsinki University Museum and university students The small museum collections of the University of Helsinki will be transferred to excellent new facilities right in the city centre. Some of these collections specialise in the more than 360-year history of the University ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelThe 'Dutch approach', or how to achieve a second life for abandoned geological collections The 'life-cycle' of geological collections from Dutch universities is described against the background of developments in education and research. The shift from the field to the laboratory in both education and research, ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelThe challenge: to convince potential funders and legislators of the value of research collections in a university museum One of the greatest challenges for university museums is to convince the public, the government, and private donors of the value of scientific collections. Too many visitors experience museum collections as simply vast ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelThe future of the university museums' system in Italy This paper discusses the recent developments of the Italian Network of University Museums, starting with the first results of the census and database of the existing structures and collections. Proposals for the gathering ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelThe plight of geological collections in the Australian tertiary education system A 1975 report identified the areas of geology and anthropology as being the two most likely to develop collections in Australian Universities. Since then Australia has seen a relative decline of the traditional resource-based ...
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2003-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelUniversity museums at the crossroads Higher education is under intense review in Australia. It is 'at the crossroads'. As the findings of the review are published, new opportunities are emerging for university museums to re-position themselves in the contemporary ...