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2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Of the sacred and the secular: Missionary collections in university museums

Huang, Patricia H. J.; Chen, Jeng-Horn

In 1882, Dr George Leslie Mackay (1844–1901), a Canadian Presbyterian missionary, established the earliest higher education institution in Taiwan, the Oxford College (today’s Aletheia University), and the first university ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

20:20 Hindsight. Retrofitting research relevance to the University Art Collections at Trinity College, Dublin

Giltrap, Catherine

This paper considers the role of university art collections as meaningful contributors to the achievement of institutional goals relating to excellence in research, teaching and outreach. The discussion takes as its focus ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Creating metaculture: Community-based work with the University of Victoria’s Williams Bequest

Palmer, Carolyn Butler

The current use of the Michael Williams Collection at the University of Victoria provides a case study of a curating practice that develops and challenges Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett’s idea of metaculture. The collection ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

New perspectives and audiences for the university collections in Amsterdam

Scholten, Steph

Major investments and organizational restructuring have led to important changes for the collections and museums of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. These developments, which have resulted in a rather large ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Building a collaborative network for the digital representation of engineering collections

Medina, Susana; Pêgo, João Pedro; Machado, Célia; Aires, João Carlos; Rebelo, João

This paper charts a collaborative experience between university scholars and museum practitioners from two faculties of the University of Porto (Engineering and Humanities). It is based on an historic experimental apparatus ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Reaching out and reaching across: Collections and social inclusion

Livingstone, Phaedra; Hartz, Jill

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 ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

The educational values of the University of California Museum of Paleontology

Tomiya, Susumu; Swartz, Brian A.; Batavia, Mariska

The University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) maintains the largest university museum fossil collection in the world and promotes research and education at its home, University of California, Berkeley, and far ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Online collaboration and knowledge dissemination for university collections

Massé, Alain; Massé, William Houtart

Universities and university museums are faced with numerous challenges regarding access to their collections for diverse user communities. In today’s electronic age, a new model has emerged for granting online access to ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

The use of the Art Collection of the University of Porto in teaching and research

Garradas, Cláudia

The Art Collection of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) mainly consists of works created in class by young artists during their learning and educational period. These works are collected primarily ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Museums between Enlightenment and Romanticism. Early nineteenth century roots and modern practices

Keurs, Pieter ter

The early history of the three large National Museums in Leiden, the Netherlands, is characterized by Enlightenment principles such as education, instruction and foremost rationalism. However, it would be a mistake to think ...

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