Browsing University Museums and Collections Journal 4/2011 by Title
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelA preliminary survey of university art museums in Southeast Asia This paper presents a preliminary survey of the university museums landscape in Southeast Asia, some of the challenges confronting each of these institutions, and the different curatorial strategies employed in relation ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelA special exhibition about research projects — a new form of scientific communication As part of a recent development, special exhibitions can now be funded by research money in Germany. In this context, an interdisciplinary research association which investigates ancient civilizations from the 6th millennium ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelA survey of university museums in Shanghai and their role in World 2010 World Expo is a grand gathering of the world cultures, during which the host city welcomes people from around the world and also takes this significant opportunity to promote its culture and spirit. Besides the new pavilions ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelBesieged! Contemporary political, cultural and economic challenges to museums in the academy as seen from Ann Arbor In this article, we discuss some recent experiences of two museums at the University of Michigan. We use these cases – of the removal of Native American dioramas from the Exhibit Museum of Natural History and of responses ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelEnlightening Chinese museums — lessons from university museums In recent years, with China's economic growth, a rapid expansion in the number and size of Chinese museums can be seen. Unfortunately, the aim of museums to serve communities has not reached the appropriate level. Visitors' ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelHuman remains in museum collections and their restitution to the communities: Museum of La Plata – Argentina The intention of this article is to reflect on the challenges that museums face when collections include the human remains of indigenous communities. To debate the topic, the Museum of La Plata is used as an example. Part ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelMaterial models as recorders of academic communities: A new project on university collections in Germany Transdisciplinary research on university collections is most rewarding. Such studies give insights into the history and the origin(s) of collections and knowledge as well as the material culture of universities. From this ...
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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, ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelThe PSU Museum: Interpretation of peninsular Thailand's nature 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. ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelTo touch the past: The painted pottery of the Mimbres people at the Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota The Weisman Art Museum holds a large collection of Mimbres painted pottery (1000 to 1150), resulting from an excavation in Southern New Mexico by university faculty and students from 1929 to 1931. Pottery, jewelry, ceramic ...
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2012-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelTurning the museum indside out: The biological sciences at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia New biological sciences laboratories at Macquarie University have a range of advanced learning technologies to cater for large numbers of undergraduate students. This has provided the opportunity to develop an extended ...
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2012-01-16Teil eines PeriodikumsUniversity Museums and Collections as Recorders of Cultural and Natural Communities Worldwide
