Introduction to the legal and professional management of cultural property in museums, presented at the UK Registrars Group event in Birmingham, May 2014
A basic introduction to the key themes an issues relating to the management and stewardship of cultural property in museum, library, archive and gallery (cultural heritage) collections.
Implementing the 1954 Hague Convention: protecting Cultural PropertyCILIP
The document discusses the implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property. It provides context on the Blue Shield organization, which works to protect cultural heritage during armed conflicts. It outlines some of Blue Shield's expertise, activities, and partnerships in safeguarding cultural property. The document also discusses the UK's ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention in 2017 and some challenges in implementing its provisions for identifying and protecting cultural property.
This document discusses the international conventions and guidelines established over time to address the illegal excavation and trade of archaeological artifacts and ancient art. It summarizes key policies from organizations like the League of Nations, UNESCO, AAMD, and others from 1933 to 2013. These policies aim to stop looting by requiring museums to only acquire objects that can demonstrate documented provenance and ownership history. However, policies still allow museums some discretion and require balancing concerns about financial harm versus acquiring important objects. The document also notes ongoing issues around repatriation that policies need to further address.
International Law on the Protection of Cultural Heritage: UNESCO 1954 and 197...UNESCO Venice Office
FIGHTING AGAINST THE ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
Cross-border training workshop for authorities from the Republic of Moldova and Romania
Rome, Italy, 12-16 November 2018
Monday, 12 November
Operational instruments, capacity-building, and awareness-raising - UNESCOUNESCO Venice Office
FIGHTING AGAINST THE ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
Cross-border training workshop for authorities from the Republic of Moldova and Romania
Rome, Italy, 12-16 November 2018
Tuesday, 13 November
The document discusses several key conservation charters:
1. UNESCO promotes conservation through conventions that member states adopt to influence conservation internationally.
2. The Council of Europe seeks to foster heritage protection among its 32 member countries and others.
3. ICOMOS, founded in 1965, advises UNESCO and has issued several influential charters on conservation and restoration of cultural heritage sites and structures.
4. The Stirling Charter, founded in 2000, focuses on Scottish built heritage and works closely with conservation standards.
A basic introduction to the key themes an issues relating to the management and stewardship of cultural property in museum, library, archive and gallery (cultural heritage) collections.
Implementing the 1954 Hague Convention: protecting Cultural PropertyCILIP
The document discusses the implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property. It provides context on the Blue Shield organization, which works to protect cultural heritage during armed conflicts. It outlines some of Blue Shield's expertise, activities, and partnerships in safeguarding cultural property. The document also discusses the UK's ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention in 2017 and some challenges in implementing its provisions for identifying and protecting cultural property.
This document discusses the international conventions and guidelines established over time to address the illegal excavation and trade of archaeological artifacts and ancient art. It summarizes key policies from organizations like the League of Nations, UNESCO, AAMD, and others from 1933 to 2013. These policies aim to stop looting by requiring museums to only acquire objects that can demonstrate documented provenance and ownership history. However, policies still allow museums some discretion and require balancing concerns about financial harm versus acquiring important objects. The document also notes ongoing issues around repatriation that policies need to further address.
International Law on the Protection of Cultural Heritage: UNESCO 1954 and 197...UNESCO Venice Office
FIGHTING AGAINST THE ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
Cross-border training workshop for authorities from the Republic of Moldova and Romania
Rome, Italy, 12-16 November 2018
Monday, 12 November
Operational instruments, capacity-building, and awareness-raising - UNESCOUNESCO Venice Office
FIGHTING AGAINST THE ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
Cross-border training workshop for authorities from the Republic of Moldova and Romania
Rome, Italy, 12-16 November 2018
Tuesday, 13 November
The document discusses several key conservation charters:
1. UNESCO promotes conservation through conventions that member states adopt to influence conservation internationally.
2. The Council of Europe seeks to foster heritage protection among its 32 member countries and others.
3. ICOMOS, founded in 1965, advises UNESCO and has issued several influential charters on conservation and restoration of cultural heritage sites and structures.
4. The Stirling Charter, founded in 2000, focuses on Scottish built heritage and works closely with conservation standards.
Museums and Shoah, from yesterday to today: the case of Italy, by Paolo CoenPaolo Coen
This document discusses the history and development of Holocaust museums in Italy. It begins by defining different categories of Holocaust museums, including those built on historical sites and those dedicated specifically to commemorating the Shoah. The document then outlines the early Holocaust memorials and museums established in Italy up until 1989, including sites like the Risiera di San Sabba. It proceeds to discuss some recent and current Holocaust museum projects in Italy, such as the expansion of the Maison d'Izieu and the planned MEIS museum in Ferrara. The document emphasizes that Holocaust museums in Italy serve as bulwarks against denying or trivializing the Shoah and help shape collective memory in a peaceful, democratic manner.
Rai-cycle for Broadcasting: Models and Approaches for Audio Visual Archive E...FIAT/IFTA
Rai Storia is the Italian public television channel dedicated to history that uses over 1 million hours of audiovisual material from the Rai archives in its programming. Rai Storia produces documentaries and other programs using archive footage in innovative ways to popularize and substantiate history. It also creates productions using only archive material. Rai Storia shares its content on social media and cooperates internationally by exchanging archive materials with other public broadcasters to share the past and build connections between populations.
The document provides information about pre-conference events and sessions for a heritage conference taking place May 31-June 1, 2012 in Kingston, Ontario. It outlines 3 pre-conference bus tours and workshops on Thursday May 31st focusing on architecture, heritage windows, and church tours. Friday's itinerary includes keynote speakers, sessions on cultural heritage landscapes, archaeology, and heritage best practices. Evening events include a speech by Dr. Randall Mason. Details are provided on locations, times, costs and speakers for each event. The program is preliminary and subject to change with more information to be added.
After WWII, the Australian government changed its policy on immigration away from the racially discriminatory White Australia Policy. It began promoting immigration to help rebuild the economy and address fears of future conflicts in Asia. The government embarked on an assisted migration program, offering cheap passage for immigrants particularly from Britain, helping to attract over 70,000 immigrants per year and giving rise to the term "£10 Poms". There was some public concern about non-British immigrants, so the government arranged favorable publicity for immigrants from places like the Baltics to make European immigration more palatable to Australians. Immigrants were initially housed in temporary camps to help them assimilate into Australian society.
Discusses the evolution of the cultural, social, and political situation that led to the creation of Northern Ireland in 1921. Investigates the various conflicts and history of the evolution of the Northern Irish state from its inception in 1921 until the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Particular emphasis is placed on the social and cultural issues of the main communities within Northern Ireland.
Early Christian missionaries arrived in Ireland in the 5th century AD, with St. Patrick's conversion of the Celtic pagans to Christianity being the most well known. Most Irish had become Christian by 600 AD, though Celtic culture and traditions continued with druidic practices declining. Remote monasteries like Skellig Michael and Glendalough were established and became centers of manuscript illumination, metalworking, and high cross carving, with Irish monks traveling abroad to found monastic communities in places like Iona and Bobbio, Italy, earning Ireland a reputation as the 'Island of Saints and Scholars'.
The Irish church in the 8th century was insular, secularized, and predominantly monastic. Viking raids beginning in 795 disrupted the church and led to the establishment of the first Irish towns. Norman invasion in the 12th century and English colonization that followed radically changed Ireland, dividing it into Gaelic and Anglo-Irish cultural zones. Irish church reform established a new diocesan structure but discrimination between the Gaelic Irish and Anglo-Irish emerged and racism became institutionalized. While two distinct nations co-existed uneasily on the island, the church remained officially unified.
Sharing Archives: Nation State and National Identity in a Global World. The Mutual Cultural Heritage Program of the Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands
Roelof Hol
Archives without borders
August, 30th 2010
Peace Palace, The Hague
The document discusses the role of military orders in the Christian conquest of Spain. It notes that the knights of military orders played a crucial role, as their monastic structure and strict discipline gave them unmatched strength and devotion to liberating Spain from invaders. It then discusses the three main cultures that existed after the conquest - Christian, Islamic (Mudejars), and Jewish. Tensions existed between the groups, particularly against Jews in the form of pogroms in the 13th century.
The Mudejars, or Muslims who remained in Christian territory, were initially allowed to practice their religion and customs. However, their situation started to deteriorate in the 13th century. Their craftsmanship contributed
Emancipation_1838_Introduction-Education-Pack-Guidance-Notes_17pgsCarol Ann Dixon, Ph.D.
This document provides an education pack from the Windrush Foundation about the emancipation of enslaved people in 1838. It includes 7 lesson plans for key stage 2 students that use activities and resources to teach about the Caribbean region pre-emancipation, resistance heroes and heroines, daily life in the Caribbean during the 19th century, important post-emancipation figures, commemorating emancipation day, and evaluating what students have learned. The pack aims to promote understanding of Caribbean history and its links to British history in a way that addresses issues of race, ethnicity, equality and cultural diversity.
Laura Bush visits the opening of Palladio's Legacy: A Transatlantic JourneyNational Building Museum
The document contains 4 photographs from an event at the National Building Museum. The photographs show various groups of people including Mrs. Laura W. Bush, the ambassador of Italy, the president of the National Building Museum, and the president of a foundation dedicated to the study of Andrea Palladio's architecture.
This document discusses ways to classify British films and provides examples. British films can be categorized as A-E based on factors like funding sources and creative personnel. Category A films are made entirely with British money and resources, while Category E are American films with some British involvement. The document then analyzes two films, Notting Hill and This Is England, exploring what makes them distinctly British and what audiences they target, with Notting Hill appealing more to international audiences and This Is England focusing more on British themes and audiences.
This document discusses the policies and guidelines around deaccessioning, or removing objects from, museum collections. It outlines the processes museums go through to determine if an object should be removed for reasons such as improving the collection, making it more accessible, or disputed ownership. International organizations like ICOM and guidelines like the Declaration of Amsterdam provide frameworks for responsibly and transparently removing objects solely to benefit the public and the collection. Repatriation of human remains or objects taken from places like former colonies raises complex issues around ownership, identity, and guardianship that museums must carefully consider.
The document discusses cultural heritage and cultural appropriation in the context of Philippine cultural policies. It defines cultural heritage as property passed down through generations that is protected as cultural property, whether natural or man-made, tangible or intangible. Cultural appropriation is defined as the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of customs, practices, or ideas of one culture by members of another, dominant culture. The document outlines several Philippine laws and policies that aim to protect cultural heritage and property, foster cultural diversity, and prevent inappropriate cultural appropriation. It emphasizes the importance of cultural education and sensitivity in the use and sharing of cultural elements.
A presentation given by Megan Combe at the Perth and Kinross Council First World War networking event 23.08.13. Presentation covers funding for First World War projects and other open programmes for heritage from the Heritage Lottery Fund
Sample Report on Importance of Museum, Heritage and Cultural TourismAmelia Jones
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ICOMOS is a non-governmental international organization dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage sites around the world. It has over 10,000 members in 151 countries who are experts in fields like architecture, history, and archaeology. ICOMOS works to establish standards and best practices for conserving different types of cultural heritage properties. It also acts as an advisory body to UNESCO's World Heritage Committee and reviews nominations of cultural world heritage sites. ICOMOS promotes integrating cultural heritage conservation with sustainable development and addressing challenges like climate change, urbanization, and disasters.
Museums and Shoah, from yesterday to today: the case of Italy, by Paolo CoenPaolo Coen
This document discusses the history and development of Holocaust museums in Italy. It begins by defining different categories of Holocaust museums, including those built on historical sites and those dedicated specifically to commemorating the Shoah. The document then outlines the early Holocaust memorials and museums established in Italy up until 1989, including sites like the Risiera di San Sabba. It proceeds to discuss some recent and current Holocaust museum projects in Italy, such as the expansion of the Maison d'Izieu and the planned MEIS museum in Ferrara. The document emphasizes that Holocaust museums in Italy serve as bulwarks against denying or trivializing the Shoah and help shape collective memory in a peaceful, democratic manner.
Rai-cycle for Broadcasting: Models and Approaches for Audio Visual Archive E...FIAT/IFTA
Rai Storia is the Italian public television channel dedicated to history that uses over 1 million hours of audiovisual material from the Rai archives in its programming. Rai Storia produces documentaries and other programs using archive footage in innovative ways to popularize and substantiate history. It also creates productions using only archive material. Rai Storia shares its content on social media and cooperates internationally by exchanging archive materials with other public broadcasters to share the past and build connections between populations.
The document provides information about pre-conference events and sessions for a heritage conference taking place May 31-June 1, 2012 in Kingston, Ontario. It outlines 3 pre-conference bus tours and workshops on Thursday May 31st focusing on architecture, heritage windows, and church tours. Friday's itinerary includes keynote speakers, sessions on cultural heritage landscapes, archaeology, and heritage best practices. Evening events include a speech by Dr. Randall Mason. Details are provided on locations, times, costs and speakers for each event. The program is preliminary and subject to change with more information to be added.
After WWII, the Australian government changed its policy on immigration away from the racially discriminatory White Australia Policy. It began promoting immigration to help rebuild the economy and address fears of future conflicts in Asia. The government embarked on an assisted migration program, offering cheap passage for immigrants particularly from Britain, helping to attract over 70,000 immigrants per year and giving rise to the term "£10 Poms". There was some public concern about non-British immigrants, so the government arranged favorable publicity for immigrants from places like the Baltics to make European immigration more palatable to Australians. Immigrants were initially housed in temporary camps to help them assimilate into Australian society.
Discusses the evolution of the cultural, social, and political situation that led to the creation of Northern Ireland in 1921. Investigates the various conflicts and history of the evolution of the Northern Irish state from its inception in 1921 until the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Particular emphasis is placed on the social and cultural issues of the main communities within Northern Ireland.
Early Christian missionaries arrived in Ireland in the 5th century AD, with St. Patrick's conversion of the Celtic pagans to Christianity being the most well known. Most Irish had become Christian by 600 AD, though Celtic culture and traditions continued with druidic practices declining. Remote monasteries like Skellig Michael and Glendalough were established and became centers of manuscript illumination, metalworking, and high cross carving, with Irish monks traveling abroad to found monastic communities in places like Iona and Bobbio, Italy, earning Ireland a reputation as the 'Island of Saints and Scholars'.
The Irish church in the 8th century was insular, secularized, and predominantly monastic. Viking raids beginning in 795 disrupted the church and led to the establishment of the first Irish towns. Norman invasion in the 12th century and English colonization that followed radically changed Ireland, dividing it into Gaelic and Anglo-Irish cultural zones. Irish church reform established a new diocesan structure but discrimination between the Gaelic Irish and Anglo-Irish emerged and racism became institutionalized. While two distinct nations co-existed uneasily on the island, the church remained officially unified.
Sharing Archives: Nation State and National Identity in a Global World. The Mutual Cultural Heritage Program of the Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands
Roelof Hol
Archives without borders
August, 30th 2010
Peace Palace, The Hague
The document discusses the role of military orders in the Christian conquest of Spain. It notes that the knights of military orders played a crucial role, as their monastic structure and strict discipline gave them unmatched strength and devotion to liberating Spain from invaders. It then discusses the three main cultures that existed after the conquest - Christian, Islamic (Mudejars), and Jewish. Tensions existed between the groups, particularly against Jews in the form of pogroms in the 13th century.
The Mudejars, or Muslims who remained in Christian territory, were initially allowed to practice their religion and customs. However, their situation started to deteriorate in the 13th century. Their craftsmanship contributed
Emancipation_1838_Introduction-Education-Pack-Guidance-Notes_17pgsCarol Ann Dixon, Ph.D.
This document provides an education pack from the Windrush Foundation about the emancipation of enslaved people in 1838. It includes 7 lesson plans for key stage 2 students that use activities and resources to teach about the Caribbean region pre-emancipation, resistance heroes and heroines, daily life in the Caribbean during the 19th century, important post-emancipation figures, commemorating emancipation day, and evaluating what students have learned. The pack aims to promote understanding of Caribbean history and its links to British history in a way that addresses issues of race, ethnicity, equality and cultural diversity.
Laura Bush visits the opening of Palladio's Legacy: A Transatlantic JourneyNational Building Museum
The document contains 4 photographs from an event at the National Building Museum. The photographs show various groups of people including Mrs. Laura W. Bush, the ambassador of Italy, the president of the National Building Museum, and the president of a foundation dedicated to the study of Andrea Palladio's architecture.
This document discusses ways to classify British films and provides examples. British films can be categorized as A-E based on factors like funding sources and creative personnel. Category A films are made entirely with British money and resources, while Category E are American films with some British involvement. The document then analyzes two films, Notting Hill and This Is England, exploring what makes them distinctly British and what audiences they target, with Notting Hill appealing more to international audiences and This Is England focusing more on British themes and audiences.
This document discusses the policies and guidelines around deaccessioning, or removing objects from, museum collections. It outlines the processes museums go through to determine if an object should be removed for reasons such as improving the collection, making it more accessible, or disputed ownership. International organizations like ICOM and guidelines like the Declaration of Amsterdam provide frameworks for responsibly and transparently removing objects solely to benefit the public and the collection. Repatriation of human remains or objects taken from places like former colonies raises complex issues around ownership, identity, and guardianship that museums must carefully consider.
The document discusses cultural heritage and cultural appropriation in the context of Philippine cultural policies. It defines cultural heritage as property passed down through generations that is protected as cultural property, whether natural or man-made, tangible or intangible. Cultural appropriation is defined as the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of customs, practices, or ideas of one culture by members of another, dominant culture. The document outlines several Philippine laws and policies that aim to protect cultural heritage and property, foster cultural diversity, and prevent inappropriate cultural appropriation. It emphasizes the importance of cultural education and sensitivity in the use and sharing of cultural elements.
A presentation given by Megan Combe at the Perth and Kinross Council First World War networking event 23.08.13. Presentation covers funding for First World War projects and other open programmes for heritage from the Heritage Lottery Fund
Sample Report on Importance of Museum, Heritage and Cultural TourismAmelia Jones
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ICOMOS is a non-governmental international organization dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage sites around the world. It has over 10,000 members in 151 countries who are experts in fields like architecture, history, and archaeology. ICOMOS works to establish standards and best practices for conserving different types of cultural heritage properties. It also acts as an advisory body to UNESCO's World Heritage Committee and reviews nominations of cultural world heritage sites. ICOMOS promotes integrating cultural heritage conservation with sustainable development and addressing challenges like climate change, urbanization, and disasters.
Heritage Lottery Fund - Centenary PresentationEmma Banks
The document summarizes information from a Heritage Lottery Fund presentation about funding opportunities for projects related to World War 1 heritage. It outlines that over £28 million has been awarded to 119 WW1 projects since 2010. It provides details on several grant programs that fund projects to explore, conserve, and share local WW1 heritage. Example projects are described that researched local community impacts of the war, restored war memorials, or had youth groups learn about heritage through activities like creating films. Contact information is provided for those interested in applying for funding.
This document discusses the relationship between street art/graffiti and cultural heritage. It provides historical examples of graffiti from prehistoric times to modern day. It examines whether street art can be considered an artistic movement and cultural heritage. The document also summarizes two case studies: 5Pointz, a significant street art site in New York, and a recent work by artist Hogre on protected cultural heritage structures in Rome. It explores the legal issues and debates around protecting street art and recognizing it as a form of cultural patrimony.
Unesco - International cooperation: tools and results in restitution issuesUNESCO Venice Office
FIGHTING AGAINST THE ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
Cross-border training workshop for relevant authorities of
Montenegro and Serbia
Rome (Italy), 20-24 November 2017
Truth, Justice, Reparation and Memory Process in ChileTRCofCanada
Sharing Truth- National Research Centre Forum
"Documenting and Memorializing Human Rights Abuses in Latin America"
Maria Luisa Sepulveda, Executive Director
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, Chile
Marina Schneider - Best practices on legal protection of cultural heritageUNESCO Venice Office
Fight against illicit traffic of cultural property in South-East Europe.
Gaziantep, Turkey, 19-21 November 2012
Link: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/building_capacities_for_the_fight_against_the_illicit_trafficking_of_cultural_property_
in_south_east_europe/
Italian Cultural Heritage Protection Laws: Accessing Digital Collections of A...Angelica Tavella
The document summarizes Italian cultural heritage protection laws and their effects on digital collections. It discusses:
- Laws passed in 2004 requiring permission from the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Goods (MiBAC) to reproduce cultural goods digitally.
- Case studies of Europeana and Wiki Loves Monuments being unable to include many Italian works due to restrictions.
- An agreement allowing Wiki Loves Monuments Italy in 2011 but only for specified monuments under certain terms.
- Suggestions to limit works strictly protected and allow others under Creative Commons with attribution, to reduce costs while promoting access.
This document provides an overview of an Architectural Conservation course, including:
- The course covers conservation basics, principles, history, and practices at both the building and urban scale.
- Conservation involves maintenance and may include preservation, restoration, reconstruction, and adaptation.
- Key methods of conservation include preservation, maintenance, restoration, adaptation, and reconstruction.
- Conservation aims to retain the cultural significance of historic places and includes tangible and intangible heritage.
Digitalisation at Royal Pavilion & Museumsfauxtoegrafik
Royal Pavilion & Museums has over 500,000 visitors annually across five sites. It digitizes its collections and sites to make them accessible online through its website, open assets portal, 3D models, Story Drop app, blogs, and virtual tours. The document discusses best practices for developing digital ideas and content, including starting with the "stuff" like objects and stories rather than the technology, defining the target audience, choosing appropriate digital platforms, and creating content that audiences can find and use easily.
This Presentation is prepared for the Graduate Students. A presentation consisting of basic information regarding the topic. Students are advised to get more information from recommended books and articles. This presentation is only for students and purely for academic purposes.
Commemoration of the Great War 1914-1918 by David Langfordonthewight
The document discusses plans to commemorate the centenary of World War 1 in the United Kingdom from 2014-2018. It notes that over £50 million has been committed to centenary commemorations. The main partners in the commemorations will be the Imperial War Museums, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Heritage Lottery Fund. The Heritage Lottery Fund will distribute £6 million in grants between 2013-2019 for community projects related to WWI remembrance and heritage. The document also provides details on educational programs funded and a calendar of major commemorative events planned each year between 2014-2018.
Serbia - The state of the art in fighting the illicit trafficking of cultural...UNESCO Venice Office
FIGHTING AGAINST THE ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
Cross-border training workshop for relevant authorities of
Montenegro and Serbia
Rome (Italy), 20-24 November 2017
This document summarizes a workshop on collections management skills. The workshop objectives are to introduce the work of Collections Trust, explain their Collections Management Competency Framework, promote continuing professional development in collections management, and develop advocacy skills. The Collections Trust is a professional association that seeks to further the interests of collections management professionals and raise standards. Collections management involves strategies, policies and procedures relating to a collection's development, documentation, access and care. The workshop covers topics like the competency framework, planning continuing professional development, and techniques for advocating for collections management.
Presentation to the 2D & 3D Digitisation conference at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam looking at the challenge and opportunity of embedding photograpy into collections management practice in museums.
The document outlines a campaign called the Campaign for Good Curatorship, which aims to reverse the decline of curators in British museums. It notes that there has been a 35% loss of natural history curators and 23% loss of art curators over the last 10 years. The campaign advocates for appropriate levels of curatorial staff in museums to ensure collections remain relevant, exhibitions are effective, collections are properly managed, and cultural objects are cared for now and for future generations. It calls on various organizations to support curatorship through research, accreditation standards, and acknowledging curators' role in museums.
Many museums are considering how to use open licenses to support the delivery of their public mission and increase their visitor numbers. In this presentation, Nick Poole explores two case studies and provides some simple steps for museums wanting to 'open up' their collections online.
Nothing About Us Without Us: Community engagement & technology in museums Collections Trust
Presentation to the Churches Conservation Trust looking at the ways in which community engagement and technology are helping shape a new relationship between museums and their audience.
The Collections Trust seminar introduces attendees to the work of the Collections Trust and excellence in collections management. It covers understanding audiences, managing change in museums, and introduces the Excellence in Collections management model and standards. Attendees are encouraged to participate actively and network. Resources provided include information sheets, slides, and feedback forms.
This document provides an overview of a Collections Trust seminar held in Brighton in December 2014. It includes:
- Welcome and introductions by Nick Poole, CEO of the Collections Trust since 2004.
- Objectives for the seminar which are to introduce the work of the Collections Trust, explore how collections management supports audience needs, and highlight tools/resources/services.
- An overview of the Collections Trust's programs and products including standards, training, digital development, policy influence, and knowledge sharing networks. Specific programs on security, energy efficiency, pests, insurance, participation, digitization and copyright are highlighted.
The document summarizes a seminar held by the Collections Trust on effective collections management. It introduces the aims of the seminar which are to introduce the work of the Collections Trust, share experience in collections management practice, and provide networking opportunities. It outlines the agenda which includes speakers on the work of the Arts Council England, a case study from Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, and a museum development update. The document provides logistical information and invites participants to discuss what they want to get out of the seminar.
The Collections Trust is a UK-based charity that promotes standards and best practices in collections management. This document summarizes a seminar presented by the Collections Trust on copyright issues affecting museums. It discusses how two museums, York Museums Trust and Derby Museum and Art Gallery, have adopted open content licensing strategies to share their digital collections online. Both cases demonstrate positive outcomes from increased access and visibility, though each museum has different policies around what content can be shared openly. The document concludes by advising museums to consider their mission and goals when developing an open content strategy.
The document discusses how 3D technologies can be used to enhance understanding and experiences of cultural heritage. It provides examples of 3D scanning and printing being used for conservation, research, accessibility, management and commercial opportunities. While the technologies provide benefits, challenges include integration, platform choices, digital preservation and rights. The focus should be on using 3D to enrich experiences and management of collections, not as an end itself.
The document outlines the agenda for a workshop on going digital for the South East Museum Development, including sessions on setting goals and developing plans of action for digital strategies, creating digital content, and developing an online presence, with a focus on networking and sharing best practices.
Introducing 'Investors in Collections' - a new development tool for museumsCollections Trust
Introduction to the Collections Trust's 'Investors in Collections' a new development tool and award for museums recognizing excellence in Collections Management practice.
Writing effective grant proposals for Collections projectsCollections Trust
The Collections Trust has created over £15m in successful grant proposals since 2008. In this presentation, CEO Nick Poole explores what it takes to write an effective grant proposal, what to avoid and where to look for funding.
Striking the Balance - public access and commercial reuse of digital contentCollections Trust
Presentation to the Association of Cultural Enterprises Picture Library Symposium on the subject of how UK museums are striking the balance between public access to and commercial reuse of digital cultural content.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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The Power of Community Newsletters: A Case Study from Wolverton and Greenleys...Scribe
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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity JourneyAggregage
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Bharat Mata Channel is an initiative towards keeping the culture of this country alive. Our effort is to spread the knowledge of Indian history, culture, religion and Vedas to the masses.
Presentation by Rebecca Sachs and Joshua Varcie, analysts in CBO’s Health Analysis Division, at the 13th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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The Karnataka government, along with the central government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), offers various housing schemes to cater to the diverse needs of citizens across the state. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the major housing schemes available in the Karnataka housing board for both urban and rural areas in 2024.
4. Introducing Collections Trust
• Team of 12 based at the Natural History Museum in London
• Promoting the education of the public by supporting museum
development since 1977
• We develop, promote, maintain and improve standards of collections and
information management in museums
• We provide services and resources which help museums improve the
resilience and use of their collections
5. Forthcoming programmes
• Our main programmes for 2014-15 are:
– Risk, Resilience & Rationalisation
– Cultural Property management
– Digital Asset Management for Museums
– Going Digital (back-to-basics IT)
– Collections standards & best practice
– Participation & diversity in collections
14. The aim isn’t to exclude all risk, but to create
as professional & accountable a culture as
possible and to take balanced decisions
about risk as you go along
15. What is risk?
• “Risk – combination of threat and likelihood of
it occurring. Risk is the potential for a chosen
action or activity (including the choice of
inaction) to lead to a loss.”
- Museums Accreditation Standard, Arts Council England 2013
18. So what are the specific risks attendant on
managing cultural property and how can
they be dealt with?
19. Cultural Property is defined* as “immovables and
movables, including monuments of architecture, art
or history, archaeological sites, works of art, books,
manuscripts and other objects of artistic, historical
or archaeological interest, as well as scientific
collections of all kinds, regardless of their origin or
ownership”
So, everything, basically...
*1954 Hague Convention on Cultural Property
20. Key Cultural Property challenges
• Illicit trade
• Restitution & repatriation
• Dealing with Human Remains
• Looted Art 1933-45 (spoliation)
• Media & public relations
21. Legal requirements
• Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003
• 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Im
• 1954 Hague Convention Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Con
• National Export Regulations (change all the time!)
• Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009
• When in doubt, call the Arts Council England Acquisitions, Exports, Loans &
Collections Unit or DCMS!
22. Combating illicit trade
• Trade in objects illicitly removed from archaeological sites or monuments
• Traffic in objects stolen from their rightful owners
• Illegal export of an object by its rightful owner
Legal:
Dealing in Cultural Property (Offences) Act 2005
Professional:
Included in both the MA Code of Ethics & the SPECTRUM standard
Institutional
Due Diligence policies covering Acquisitions & Loans
eg. V&A Due Diligence Policy for Works of Art & Cultural Property for Loan
23. Restitution & repatriation
• Repatriation is the return of cultural objects to a nation or state at the
request of a government
• Restitution is the return of cultural objects to an individual or a community
Legal:
No firm legal basis for dealing with requests for return
Professional:
Excellent guidance under the MA Code of Ethics [Articles 5.0 – 5.23] and
Policy Statement on Repatriation of Cultural Property
Institutional
Have an appropriate process in place for handling requests and make sure staff
know where to direct enquiries.
24. Human Remains
• Trade in objects illicitly removed from archaeological sites or monuments
• Traffic in objects stolen from their rightful owners
• Illegal export of an object by its rightful owner
Legal:
Human Tissue Act 2004 and Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006
Professional:
Guidance on the responsible management of Human Remains from DCMS
Institutional
Institutional on the care, storage & display of Human Remains in collections
eg. Wellcome Collection Policy on the Care of Human Remains
25. Looted Art 1933-45
• Cultural objects and works of art were systematically looted by the Nazis and
others during the Second World War and the Holocaust Era from 1933-1945;
an activity which is often described as spoliation.
Legal:
‘Public collections’ are legally required to undertake research into objects of
unknown provenance between 1933-45 & make this information available
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009
Professional:
Cultural Property Advice guidance on researching validity & managing risk
Institutional
If you believe there are at-risk items in your collection, contact the DCMS
Spoliation Advisory Panel
26. Looted Art 1933-45
• Sir Nicholas Serota has called on NMDC member museums to review and
update their spoliation research at www.culturalpropertyadvice.gov.uk
• The Cornelius Gurlitt case has stirred up public & media interest in issues of
spoliation
• Return of Matisse Woman in a Blue Dress in front of a Fireplace (est. $20m)
from the Henie Orstad Art Centre, Norway to the family of Paul Rosenberg
• Spoliation Advisory Panel has published a report supporting the case for
return of John Constable’s Beaching a Boat, Brighton from tate
• V&A and the Ashmolean currently in discussion with the Panel concerning
spoliation claims – both have reacted quickly & made public statements,
reducing the risk of misinformation
27. Holocaust (Cultural Objects) Act 2009
• Applies to 14 National Museums, the British Library and Kew Gardens
• Defines the role of the Spoliation Advisory Committee & the powers of the
Secretary of State (& their equivalent in the Scottish Government)
• Expires in 2019
28. NMDC Statement of Principles
• Statement of Principles & Proposed Actions published in 1998
• Recognises and condemns the looting of art by the Nazis
• Endorses the principles set out in the MA Code of Ethics
• Defines three types of spoliation research: responsive, ongoing & on
acquisition or offer
• Requires the identification of a named person responsible
• Requires that all items of unknown/uncertain provenance are publicised
• Recommends processes for dealing with enquiries and claims
29. Our approach to these risks has to be
proportionate – a culture of good
governance, transparency, due diligence,
collections management and professional
competence (documentation!) will avoid
problems before they arise.
30. Links & Resources
• www.culturalpropertyadvice.gov.uk
• www.collectionslink.org.uk
• http://www.museumsassociation.org/ethics
• http://www.dcms.gov.uk
• Arts Council England Cultural Property Unit
• This presentation on Slideshare – www.slideshare.net/collectionstrust
31. Keep in touch!
OpenCulture 2014 conference, 25th
& 26th
June, Kia Oval, London
www.collectionslink.org.uk/openculture2014
nick@collectionstrust.org.uk
Follow us on twitter: @NickPoole1 and @CollectionTrust
Thank you!