Cultural Museum Research Articles

Photographic Estate of Barbora Markéta Eliášová in the Náprstek Museum Collections: Negatives and Slides

The study focuses on the photographic negatives and slides from the personal estate of traveller Barbora Marketa Eliášova stored in the National Museum – Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures. Photographic negatives and slides were divided between the archival fund and the museum collection. With the use of digital technologies, it was possible to reunite separated parts and study them as a whole. For negatives, the main question was to find out which images Eliášova took herself on her travels and which are image reproductions from other sources. In the same way, slides were examined as evidence of the use of photographic techniques in lecture activities.

Fish Mummies in the Collections of the Náprstek Museum – Preliminary Report

The National Museum – Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures, Prague, keeps within its collection four ancient Egyptian fish mummies. The specimens were recently examined using computed tomography as a part of the Atlas of Egyptian Mummies Project in the Czech Collections. Preliminary results of the examination using the most advanced, non-destructive radiological methods indicated that the original taxonomical determination of the mummified fish, examined previously by the team led by Eugen Strouhal in the 1970s, as Polypterus sp. (and Gymnarchus niloticus) was not confirmed. Recently, the specimens were classified as belonging to the Siluriformes order.

El Museo Nacional de Antropología y la prensa nacional: reflexiones sobre la identidad mexicana mirada a través del museo

This paper takes a tour of the news in the national press of the inauguration of the National Museum of Anthropology in 1964, and similar news, as the opening of Tepotzotlán’s Museo Nacional del Virreinato, and the Museum of Modern Art, while reflecting on the national identity, heritage and the role of the museum in Mexican society and culture.

По следам выставки «Завет братьев Буби» в Музее исламской культуры

The mission of the Museum of Islamic Culture in the Kazan Kremlin is to popularize the heritage of Tatar educators and theologians. The Nigmatullin-Bubi brothers are among those whose contribution to the development and reform of Muslim education is presented both in the main exposition and as part of temporary exhibitions. The article discusses the exhibition presented to the general public in 2021–2022 in connection with the anniversaries of both the brothers Gabdulla and Gubaidulla Nigmatullin-Bubi themselves, and since the founding of the madrasah in Izh-Bobya (240 years). The article presents the concept of the exhibition, the stages of preparing the exposition, and identifies the main partners.

Tuliza Fleming, Museum Curator, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution

Tuliza Fleming, Museum Curator, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution

Межличностные коммуникации в крымоведении по неизвестной переписке П.Я. Чепуриной и Б.Н. Засыпкина 1927 года

The interpersonal conflict between the leading figures of the historical Crimean local history of the epoch, that emerged on the basis of the specialization of local museums was analyzed in the article. The letters from the Head of the Evpatorian Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Polina Yakovlevna Chepurina to a major restorer, organizer of events for the protection of cultural heritage in various regions of the USSR Boris Nikolaevich Zasypkin, identified by the author in the fund of the Central State Restoration Workshops in the Central State Archives of Moscow, were to become the basis of the scientific research. The diverse range of problems faced by the ascetic of Evpatorian local history, and the wide range of her scientific contacts thanks to the epistolary, were revealed. The attempt of the Crimean authorities to close the museum in Evpatoria and to overeat the funds into the composition of the State Museum of Turkic-Tatar culture in Bakhchisarai was considered.

What Photographs Do: The Making and Remaking of Museum Cultures

What Photographs Do: The Making and Remaking of Museum Cultures

Lysozyme, anti-lysozyme, hemolytic and adhesive activity in serration cultures isolated from dairy products

Isolation of pathogenic or opportunistic bacteria from surrounding environment, food products, animals and humans requires establishing their potential pathogenic potential. In this work, the authors have studied 109 cultures of bacteria belonging to the species Serratia marcescens of which: 61 museum cultures, 29 cultures isolated from small ruminants and environmental objects, 19 cultures isolated from dairy products produced on private farmsteads in the Chechen Republic for the presence of lysozyme, antilysozyme, hemolytic and adhesive activity in them.

Research on the Development and Promotion of Museum’s Cultural and Creative Products: A Case Study of Dunhuang Museum Cultural and Creative Products

Museum, as a concentrated embodiment of world civilization and national culture, condense local history, culture, and spiritual civilization. In recent years, cultural and creative products in museum sectors have effectively expanded cultural and creative industries. Within this context, we took Dunhuang-related cultural and creative products as an example and made a brief introduction to the background of these products. Then we selected some famous museums from China or foreign countries and compared the creative and cultural products designed by Dunhuang Museum with these selected museums using various research methods, such as the analysis of online shopping data, in-depth interviews, and questionnaires. Finally, we concluded the problems existing in those Dunhuang-themed products and provided several countermeasures, including 1) focusing on innovation and integrating its own cultural characteristics into the cultural and creative products; 2) adhering to public demand-oriented development strategies; 3) defining the design orientation of cultural and creative products; and 4) improving product quality and marketing capability.

ИСПЫТАНИЕ ДЕЗИНФИЦИРУЮЩЕГО СРЕДСТВА «ДЕЗОН ВЕТКЛИН» В ПОМЕЩЕНИЯХ ДЛЯ СОДЕРЖАНИЯ ЛАБОРАТОРНЫХ ЖИВОТНЫХ

The results of the laboratory tests of «Dezon Vetklin», carried out on test surfaces made of stainless steel, tile and metlakh tiles, wood, and concrete, are presented. Museum cultures of mycobacteria (pcs. B-5) and B. cereus (pcs. 96) were used as test microorganisms. During the experiments, disinfection modes (concentration, exposure, disinfectant solution consumption) were established for the disinfection of smooth and rough surfaces. At the same time, effective disinfection of test surfaces of all types contaminated with mycobacteria (pcs. B-5) and B. cereus spores (pcs. 96) was established, simultaneous irrigation with 4-5% solution was required twice at an exposure of 24 hours, at the rate of 0.3–0.5 l/ m2 for each irrigation.

Научное наследие П. Б. Балданжапова: документы и материалы по истории Музея восточных культур

Goals. The purpose of the publication is to introduce into scientific circulation previously unknown documentary sources connected with the organization of the Museum of Oriental Cultures at the Buryat Institute of Social Sciences of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Materials and Methods. A frontal search was carried out in the personal archive fund of Purbo B. Baldanzhapov, kept at the Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs of the Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, SB RAS.The classification and systematization of the identified array of office-work materials was carried out, the types of documents have been identified, their thematic and chronological spectrum was determined. Results. It was determined that the F29 collection contained Purbo Baldanzhapov`s memoranda, reference materials, personal letters to the leaders of the Buryat ASSR about the urgent need to expand the USSR’s ties with the countries of the East, Buddhist organizations and individual figures, about the necessity of formation of a specialized department — the Museum of Oriental Cultures.The article also analyzes the block of administrative office documentation, containing orders of the Buryat Institute of Social Sciences on the formation of the Museum, the Regulations on the Museum, staffing, work reports. Conclusions. As a result of the study, a unique documentary array has been revealed showing, on the one hand the history of one of the stages of the formation of oriental studies in Transbaikalia, on the other — a little-known page in the history of museum affairs in the region.It is emphasized that these materials reflect the mechanisms, forms and methods of organizing scientific and museum activities in the second half of the 1960s. — the period of reforms and reorganizations in Soviet science. The identified sources will become the basis for further research by historians, orientalists, museologists, etc.

Museums as a Tourist Resource: Cultural and Educational Projects in the Modern Cultural Space of a Tourist Destination

The paper highlights and analyzes the world and domestic experience in the implementation of cultural and educational museum projects in the modern cultural space of tourist destinations. The introduction of cultural and educational projects based on museum activities contributes to the profits of museums and meet the needs of society in the pursuit of knowledge. Also, the cultural and educational project improves the basic functions of museums (educational and upbringing), strengthens the resonance through the mass promotion of museum activities. Common cultural museum projects include scientific and educational museum conferences, International Museum Day, Museum Night, thematic intercultural festivals, biennials, etc. It has been proved that in recent decades various cultural museum projects have become widespread, which radically change the cultural space of a tourist destination. An example is a successful project of placing museums in abandoned industrial buildings, which gives impetus to the development not only of the museum, but also the area itself, sometimes depressed. The article considers examples of such projects in the world and Ukraine. For many museum institutions, the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for the cultural sphere as a whole is a challenge that needs to be used to rethink its activities, to introduce new methods of communication with potential museum visitors.

Wells Fargo awards $2 million for Latino‐focused cultural museum

Wells Fargo awards $2 million for Latino‐focused cultural museum

Shadow Archives: The Lifecycles of African American Literature

Shadow Archives: The Lifecycles of African American Literature

Implementation of Experience Design on Museum Interiors. Case Study: East Java Cultural Museum

This study examines the involvement of interior design with the museum purpose in terms of education and recreation. The purpose of this study is to provide effective solutions in museum interior design to attract attention, education, and recreation to visitors and form the basis for future research. This research creates a design that forms a spatial experience, with a focus on cultural museums. The method used in this study is a qualitative method with three stages of triangulation (interviews, observations, and documents). The case study in this study is the East Java Cultural Museum because the phenomenon that occurs is that traditional culture has begun to erode due to the times, especially in East Java, and the absence of research on the interior design of cultural museums. This study shows that there are five aspects in supporting the creation of a visitor's space experience in the museum, including the atmosphere of the room, lighting, collection displays, storylines, and interactive media. These five aspects are united in an "Experience Design".

Stolen history: Community concern towards looting of cultural heritage and its tourism implications

It has become increasingly commonplace to exhibit antiques and historical artefacts in cultural museums, prompted by the flourishing global art market. However, behind the phenomenon of blockbuster exhibitions in leading tourism cities throughout the world, lies the problem of looted cultural heritage. This study proposes a research framework combining conceptual and empirical approaches. The authors explore the previously neglected concerns of local communities towards the smuggling of cultural heritage property with particular reference to Yemen. Structural model development and assessment were performed using a dual analysis process that involved covariance-based structural equation modelling (CB-SEM) and partial least squares (PLS-SEM). The researchers propose six constructs that contribute significantly to sustainable tourism: direct protection management, trust in government, community participation and support for sustainable tourism. The study proposes critical insights about mitigating this global dilemma for implementation by international authorities, governments, nongovernmental organisations and scholars.

“Check the Writing Boards from the Time of Nebuchadnezzar”: an Inventory of Administrative Writing Boards in the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures

Dans cet article, nous publions le texte du Spurlock Museum 1913-14-1574 (CDLI No. P421426) de l’Université de l’Illinois, un inventaire d’écritoires administratives conservées dans des boîtes en roseau provenant du temple Eanna d’Uruk, datant probablement de la fin du règne de Nabuchodonosor II. Après avoir discuté des problèmes philologiques du texte, l’article le replace dans son contexte de trois manières principales : premièrement, en ce qui concerne les questions relatives aux « écritoires de l’époque de Nabuchodonosor », une référence administrative assez courante dans les archives postérieures d’Eanna ; deuxièmement, ce qu’il suggère sur l’utilisation des écritoires administratives en général ; puis, troisièmement, ce que le texte révèle sur les procédures comptables et la catégorisation de l’activité administrative à l’Eanna d’Uruk en particulier et, plus généralement, sa signification pour l’histoire de la comptabilité et de la gestion des ressources dans les institutions complexes de l’Antiquité.

Review: African Art and the Transformational Role of Museums

There was a time when Africa was thought to have no history, no philosophy, no civilizational culture and no artistic creativity or aesthetic sensibilities. This new book, African Art Reframed: Reflections and Dialogues on Museum Cultures by Bennetta Jules-Rosette and J.R. Osborn, re-evaluates this perception and argues that African art has come a long way in the last few decades, taking the reader through the transformational process that African art has undergone in that period, including the role of the museums and the collaborative work of agents across different sectors in the reframing of African art.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN UKRAINE: OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS

Abstract. In the article the main sources of funding for cultural, tourism and creative industries in Ukraine were defined. The importance of building effective financial support for initiatives in this area was justified. The activities of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation as a state institution responsible for the preservation of cultural heritage and development of Ukrainian culture in the context of current world trends were also analyzed. It was determined that the amount of funds allocated to the sphere of culture occupies a larger share in the budgets of most EU countries, compared to Ukraine. The importance of creative industries as a tool to intensify tourism activities at the regional and national levels was revealed. It was proved that the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation is an institution designed to create a new model of competitive promotion and multi-vector support of initiatives in the field of culture and creative industries. In these industries professionals, institutions and communities — the main groups of beneficiaries — act as partners for generation. new meanings and preservation of cultural capital necessary for the dynamic development of society. The analysis of state strategic documents, in particular the S­­tate Strategy for Regional Development 2020, showed that the areas of probable common interests of tourism, culture and creative industries are quite clearly defined and relate to historical and cultural heritage, museums, historical and monumental arts, architecture, archeology; original folk culture, customs, traditions, rituals, including national minorities. The new state strategy for regional development — 2027 focuses on the role of national and regional cultural and tourist routes. Sectoral strategies and international programs operating in Ukraine provide a detailed description of the area of probable common interests of culture and tourism. It was proved that an effectively built state financial support for initiatives in the field of culture, tourism and creative industries promotes cooperation between government, business and civil society, creates favorable conditions for effective and efficient investment, ensuring transparent, effective dialogue between all stakeholders to achieve stable results in the creation of a cultural product, the development of civil society and the internationalization of Ukrainian culture. Keywords: tourism financing, financial cultural policy, creative industries, project management, grant activities, budget funds, tourism development. JEL Classification L83, R5, Z18 Formulas: 0; fig.: 3; tabl.: 9; bibl.: 12.

Review: The Bob Ross Experience. Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana

Review: <i>The Bob Ross Experience</i>. Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana