scholarly journals Looted Nigerian heritage – an interrogatory discourse around repatriation

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Zacharys Anger Gundu
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
African Culture ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Auction Houses ◽  
Private Museums

The colonial assault on African culture and heritage culminated in the indiscriminate looting of African cultural resources, many of which are icons in public and private museums and institutions in Europe and North America. Many more are in auction houses and art galleries outside the continent. While there is no comprehensive audit of these materials, they are estimated to run into hundreds of thousands. In this paper, attempts are made to identify the different genres of looted Nigerian materials in Europe and North America. Factors that have continued to exacerbate the looting of the country’s cultural resources are identified and attempts are made to suggest possible strategies for the repatriation of these looted treasures.

scholarly journals Returning Archaeological Objects to Italy

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-321
Author(s):  
David W. J. Gill
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
North American ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Auction Houses ◽  
Private Collections ◽  
Archaeological Objects ◽  
Photographic Records

Abstract:It has been more than 20 years since the raids on the premises at the Geneva Freeport were linked to Giacomo Medici. The seizure of photographic records led to a major investigation of acquisitions by museums and private collectors. This was expanded following the confiscation of archives from Robin Symes and Gianfranco Becchina. Over 350 items have been returned to Italy from North American public and private collections as well as auction houses and galleries. This article reviews the returns and identifies some of the major themes. It also notes some of the unresolved cases both in North America and in Europe and Japan.

scholarly journals The Interaction of the State Museum Fund and Museums of the Tatar ASSR in the 1920s

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 754-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia V. Gerasimova
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
The State ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Art Collections ◽  
Art Collection ◽  
State Museum ◽  
Scientific Principles ◽  
History Of ◽  
Private Museums ◽  
First Time

The article is devoted to one of the Soviet State’s policy directions at the first stage of its existence, aimed at the preservation of cultural va­lues and the formation of museum art collections. The poorly studied question about the features of this policy implementation is revealed on the example of the TASSR (Kazan Province — before May 1920), where in the 1920s a whole network of museums was created; almost in each of them, an art department was organized. The appeal to this topic is relevant in connection with the opening of a large number of public and private museums, which face similar challenges, as well as the active scientific activities of museums to study their own collections, in the framework of creation of the State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of the Russian Federation. For the first time, the article introduces into scientific circulation a number of sources, on the basis of which the main directions of this activity, as well as the museums’ art collections themselves, are analyzed. In the TASSR, the interaction with the State Museum Fund (SMF) was carried out by the Department for Museums and Protection of Monuments of Art, Anti­quities and Nature, employees of which (P.M. Dulsky and P.E. Kornilov) were engaged not only in organization of the artworks’ transferring to museums, but also in their selection. The article states that, thanks to the SMF, the Central Museum of the TASSR had the most complete and valuable art collection, and an interesting collection was formed in the Kozmodemyansky District Museum, which was part of the Kazan Province until 1920. This study shows that the SMF was an important and effective mechanism for the implementation of state policy in the field of culture: its activities contributed to the creation of provincial museums’ collections, based on scientific principles and aimed at presenting the history of fine arts development.

Open, User, and Smart Innovation in Cultural Firms

2014 ◽  
pp. 200-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Della Corte
Keyword(s):  
Economic Value ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Cultural Products ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
Cultural Sector

The cultural sector is made of a variety of firms (both public and private) whose primary economic value derives from their cultural value (Flin, Mearns, O'Connor, & Bryden, 2000). The focus in this chapter is on the organizations that manage cultural sites, with a specific attention to the interactions between cultural sector and tourism industry. Nowadays, the competitive environment is more and more complex, owing to the globalization as well as to the interactions of this sector with others, so the cultural actors have to enrich their cultural offer in order to meet customers' needs effectively and efficiently. For this reason, innovation is acquiring a crucial role in a marketing approach for cultural firms in order to promote and distribute value through their offers. Managers of cultural firms are generally oriented to the preservation rather then to the promotion and valorization of cultural resources. Innovation, in its different perspectives, can be the key component for the creation of a new approach in the offer of cultural products, aiming at catching external opportunities through a continuous, interactive and innovative relationship with all the actors of the destination in order to gain sustainable competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Navigational, Historical and Environmental Perspective of St. Augustine Waterways

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2005 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
St. Augustine Port, Waterway, and Beach District ◽  
Florida Sea Grant
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Salt Marshes ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Safe Navigation ◽  
Text Display ◽  
History Of ◽  
Recreational Vessels

St. Augustine, the oldest city in North America, lies at Mile 778 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, which runs 1095 miles from Norfolk, Virginia, to Miami, Florida. This guide is designed to help boaters enjoy and appreciate the natural and cultural resources accessible from recreational vessels in the St. Augustine area. The maps and text display and describe features from the maritime history of St. Augustine; resources important to boaters and anglers, including marinas, waterfront restaurants, and boat ramps; representative fish and wildlife; the distribution of natural resources, such as salt marshes, estuaries, and beaches; and sources of information and assistance. In addition, the guide offers suggestions for safe navigation and anchoring in area waters, which are subject to tidal currents due to the proximity of St. Augustine Inlet. Do not rely on this guide for navigational purposes. Instead, use the latest nautical charts. The St. Augustine Port, Waterway, and Beach District Commission provided funding for this guide, which was prepared in collaboration with the Florida Sea Grant College Program. Published April 2005.

scholarly journals A Taxonomic Analysis of Smart City Projects in North America and Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Perboli ◽  
Mariangela Rosano
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
City Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The North ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Last Mile Delivery

In recent years, the concept of a “Smart City” became central in the agenda of researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders. Although the application of information and communication technologies on city management has advanced exponentially, also other components would be needed for building a truly sustainable urban environment. Researchers from different domains debated the definition of a smart city and the conceptual variants. However, a broad view of the smart city field is still missing. This paper attempts to fill this gap by proposing a taxonomic classification of the most 105 outstanding smart city projects in Europe and North America. Collected data are then processed by statistical tools for clearly highlighting the success factors, trends and future paths in which all these projects are moving, along with different aspects (e.g., business model, purpose, industry). We then investigate the European and the North American Smart City concepts, illustrating the key role of mixed public and private partnerships in creating successful projects and the focus on the urban transportation, and freight and last-mile delivery in particular. Moreover, it emerges how the business modeling and the exploitation aspects have still low integration in the projects.

scholarly journals At-a-glance - Pollens, climate and allergies: Quebec initiatives

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Demers ◽  
Pierre Gosselin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
North America ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Ambrosia Artemisiifolia ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Private Landowners ◽  
Public And Private

Pollen allergies are a major source of seasonal allergic rhinitis in North America. This type of rhinitis affects 17% of adults in Quebec, a marked increase in the last 30 years. Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) pollens are responsible for 50% to 90% of rhinitis cases. Climate change has played a significant role in the increased prevalence of seasonal allergic rhinitis over the last few decades. In 2015, the Quebec government put in place a strategy to tackle this problem, the Stratégie québécoise de réduction de l’herbe à poux et des autres pollens allergènes [Quebec strategy to reduce ragweed and other allergenic pollens]. Based on solid evidence, the Strategy advocates for co-operation between stakeholders and the integration of control measures into the maintenance practices of municipalities and other large public and private landowners. This article presents the scientific data underpinning the Strategy and initial successes of the action taken under the Strategy.

I.—Foreign Psychological Literature

1863 ◽  
Vol 9 (47) ◽  
pp. 373-395
Author(s):  
J. T. Arlidge
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
The State ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Native Land ◽  
Psychological Literature ◽  
Psychological Medicine ◽  
Proper Subject ◽  
American Thought

‘American Journal of Insanity.’—The July number of this Journal has the unusual quality in American literary productions of being made up of original articles by Americans. This is a proper subject of congratulation, for it must be more gratifying to both editors and subscribers that its original articles should be home-grown, and not mere reprints from British periodicals. To ourselves also it is much more satisfactory, on opening this ‘Journal of Insanity,’ to find it occupied with the results of American thought and observation, than with borrowed articles from contemporaneous literature. The very large number of public and private asylums in North America afford a most ample field for study and research, and the numerous learned and skilful physicians who superintend those asylums have no apology for neglecting its cultivation and failing to contribute the fruits of their labour for the benefit of their colleagues practising in the same department, through the medium of the Journal which is supposed to represent the state of psychological medicine in their native land. It is far from our purpose to imply that it is an evil to reproduce in the journals of any one country articles or memoirs appearing in those of other lands; indeed, this section of our own publication proves how far such an idea is from our minds; but it is a very different matter, and attains the magnitude of an evil, when it becomes a custom to occupy the bulk of a periodical with reprints of papers taken bodily from other journals, and not merely in abstract, to the exclusion of original communications. It is an evil long since noticed in many American publications, and has tended, and will tend so long as carried on, to blight original thought and arrest research.

scholarly journals Independent Community Archives: Challenging the Status Quo of Private and Public Archives

Atlanti ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-215
Author(s):  
Anne J. Gilliland ◽  
Tamara Štefanac
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
North America ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Community Archives ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Status ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Public Archives

The community archives movement has emerged as a prominent, and often critical, presence within, and also outside the archival traditions and practices in North America and the United Kingdom. They can take many forms and often contest how both public and private archives in these regions have historically been understood, structured and operated. This paper first presents a brief review of some of the ways in which community archives have been framed in the archival literature. It then considers several questions regarding how such framings of community archives might challenge the status quo of private and public archives as currently defined and organized under the recently revised Croatian legislative framework and proposes a more conciliatory approach.

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