scholarly journals DEN OPLØSTE SAMLING OG DEN MAGISKE MATERIE

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inger Sjørslev
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Museum Collection ◽  
Museum Objects

collecting objects related to magic rituals in Brazil for the Department of Ethnography of the Danish National Museum, the article deals with the different conditions in which objects are found, and how they are embedded in their social context as well as in the context of the museum collection. The metaphors of wet and dry are used to characterize the – paradoxical – social killing – or “drying” –of the objects, when they enter the museum and are made permanent, and in principle, eternal through conservation. In Denmark, moreover, the de-accession of museum objects is virtually non existent, aside from the cases in which cultural property is repatriated. “Wet” objects are objects in social circulation. Likewise objects can be said to be wet when they are used in magic rituals, and where it is their role and fate to be destroyed and dissolved as, for instance, in order to cleanse the person for whom the ritual is performed. “Dry” objects are the permanent, de-socialised museum pieces, for which dissolution is prevented through the institution of conservation. The article includes some reflections on Marcel Mauss’ concept of hau as attached to exchange objects. Finally, the article questions whether museum objects, as objects within a global system of exchange, possess anything that bears relation to related to Mauss’ hau.  

A RARE CARABID = PLATYNUS QUADRIMACULATUS, HORN

1906 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 267-268
Author(s):  
W. S. Blatchley
Keyword(s):  
National Museum ◽  
Museum Collection ◽  
The U.S

Among a collection of beetles made by the late Dr. F. Stein, of Indianpolis, I found some years ago a specimen marked“platynus, sp? Indiana.— Finding no description fitting it in Dr. Horn's revision of the genus,* I sent it among other specimens for naming to Dr. E. A. Schwarz, of the U.S. Divison of Entomolgy. Under date of January 17, 1899, he wrote me that it was oPlatynus quadrimaculatus, horn; that it “was not represented in the U.S. National Museum collection, and that only a few specimens had ever been captured.”

scholarly journals Even Better than the Real Thing? Digital Copies and Digital Museums in a Digital Cultural Policy

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole Marius Hylland
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Policy ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Real Thing ◽  
Digital Museum ◽  
The Real ◽  
Cultural Policies ◽  
Museum Objects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than

This article investigates how a digital turn and digital copies have influenced ideas, roles and authorities within a national museum sector. It asks whether digital mu-seums and their digital reproductions expand and/or challenge a traditional cul-tural policy. Two specific cases are highlighted to inform the discussion on these questions – the Norwegian digital museum platform DigitaltMuseum and Google Art Project. The article argues that there is a certain epochalism at play when the impact of a digital turn is analysed. At the same time, some clear major changes are taking place, even if their impact on cultural policies might be less than expec-ted. I propose that one of the changes is the replacing of authenticity with accessi-bility as the primary legitimating value of museum objects.

scholarly journals Ivolginsky datsan: preservation of the historical monument, creation of a museum

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Арюна Жамсуевна Бальжурова ◽  
Татьяна Анатольевна Бороноева
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Museum Collection ◽  
Buddhist Art ◽  
Main Partner ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Cultural Dialogue ◽  
Specialized Institution

Статья посвящена успешному и плодотворному культурному диалогу религиозной и светской организаций в Республике Бурятия. Авторы описывают опыт реализации грантового проекта Сохранение исторического памятника Иволгинский дацан Хамбын хурээ посредством создания Музея Иволгинского дацана . За 70 лет своей деятельности Иволгинский дацан стал местом исторического, духовного развития и культурного потенциала, а также местом, где хранится уникальное наследие буддизма Бурятии и произведения буддийского искусства. Проект решил проблему отсутствия музея для хранения, консервации и демонстрации памятников истории, культуры и искусства. Основным партнером выступил Национальный музей Республики Бурятия как специализированное учреждение с огромным опытом в деле сохранения, экспозиции и научного исследования объектов культуры. Исследователями было изучено более 600 экспонатов из коллекции дацана. Подготовлены описи всей коллекции музея, создана экспозиция, где представлено около 300 предметов (в том числе тхангка, буддийская храмовая скульптура и многое другое), что чрезвычайно важно для дальнейшего изучения коллекции исследователями, учеными, представителями музейного сообщества. The article is devoted to a successful cultural dialogue between religious and secular organizations in the Republic of Buryatia. The authors describe the experience of implementing the grant project Preservation of the historical monument Ivolginsky datsan Khambyn Khuree through the creation of the Museum of Ivolginsky datsan . Over 70 years of its activity, the Ivolginsky datsan has become a place of historical, spiritual development and cultural potential, as well as a place where the unique heritage of Buddhism of Buryatia and works of Buddhist art are stored. The project solved such a problem as the lack of a museum for the storage, conservation and demonstration of historical, cultural and art monuments. he main partner was the National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia as a specialized institution with vast experience in the conservation, broadcasting and scientific research of cultural objects. Researchers studied more than 600 exhibits from the datsan collection. The authors prepared inventories of the entire museum collection, created an exposition, which presents about 300 objects (including Thangka, Buddhist temple sculpture, and much more), which is extremely important for further study of the collection by researchers, scientists, and representatives of the museum community.

scholarly journals Three Sabers with Wooden Hilts of the 17th – Mid 19th Centuries from the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-158
Author(s):  
L. A. Bobrov ◽  
Daniyar Ismailov
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Distinctive Feature ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Museum Collection ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Metal Tip ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Written Sources

Purpose. The article provides a detailed description of three sabers with wooden hilts stored in the funds of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan (PMO 3025-1.2, PMO 6265, PMO UK 8227), Astana. Results. Based on the structural analysis of the items and their design, we identified that Saber 1 from the NMRC (PMO 3025-1.2) is one of the varieties of Persian Shamshirs. The blade with the shank, garda and a wooden sheath with hoop could have been made by Iranian or, less likely, Central Asian armorers in the 18th – middle of the 19th centuries. The wooden hilt with rivets, leather-covered scabbard and a metal tip were added while the saber was in the museum collection. A distinctive feature of Saber 2 of NMRC (PMO 6265), which originates from the territory of Southern Kazakhstan, is a relatively small bending of an acute-angled blade, an authentic wooden hilt and a leather case covering the hilt. The last two elements are not typical for products of Persian craftsmen but are quite often found on the weapons of the Uzbek and Kazakh soldiers of the New Age. According to the construction and design we conclude that Saber 2 could have been made by Central Asian, or, less likely, Iranian armorers in the 18th – mid 19th centuries (in the latter case, the hilt and the cover might have been made by Uzbek or Kazakh masters). Saber 3 (ПМО УК 8227) combines the classic “shamshirs” blade and a pommel with a wooden hilt and a relatively rare version of the guard. Based on the design features, the saber is dated to the end of the 18th – mid 19th centuries. The fastening system of its “cheeks” indicates that the wooden hilt might have been made and added in the 19th century. Conclusion. The weapons of the series under review vividly illustrate the data from written sources on the prevalence of sabers with long blades imported from Iran and Central Asia among Kazakh soldiers during the 18th – 19th centuries.

The Looting of Iraqi Cultural Property during the 2003 Invasion and Subsequent Occupation by the United States and Coalition Forces

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Marston
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
Oil Fields ◽  
Military Occupation ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Do So

Despite exhaustive efforts by scholars, archaeologists, and national and international organisations the United States chose not to protect the National Museum of Iraq, but to send its troops to guard the Oil Ministry and oil fields instead. As a result, the National Museum was looted. No attempts were made to stop the looting; orders were specifically given not to do so. Looting at archaeological sites increased significantly during the invasion and in the lawlessness and chaos which characterised the occupation of Iraq. The United States forces as occupiers had an obligation to prevent the plunder and looting, but they failed to do so. Further, they participated in the destruction of some sites through military occupation and irresponsible construction. As a result, many sites were partially or completely destroyed, and parts of others have been rendered useless for further archaeological research. It necessarily follows that knowledge has been lost and humankind is the poorer for it.

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