Museums - Science topic

This article analyzes the reuse project of Fazenda Mato Dentro, located in Campinas-SP, Brazil, which redefined the use of a rural manor house to create the Peace Museum. Founded at the beginning of the 19th century by the Souza Aranha family, the farm played a significant role in the local economy during the sugar cane and coffee cycles. Over time...

This work seeks to contribute to the interfaces between the disciplines of Education, Anthropology, Art, Social Museology, and the nature of the relational processes contained in the Afro-Pindoramic-referenced narratives and representations at the Museu Vivo de São Bento (MVSB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The centralized element of human culture to co...

Cette présentation fait investigation de la réception de l’antiquité gréco-romaine en Nouvelle-Zélande en explorant les collections de l’Auckland War Memorial Museum (AWMM). Presque toutes les études jusqu’à présent concernant les collections de l’antiquité classique de cette institution prennent comme objet la collection Russell, une collection de...

»Je besser eine Armee, desto schlechter das Essen. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass die römische Armee so gut ist!« So beschweren sich Asterix und Obelix – gewohnt an knusprigen Wildschweinbraten – über ihre Verpflegung bei der römischen Legion. Der Römer Vegetius war da offenbar anderer Ansicht. Zwei seiner Regeln zur Kriegsführung lauten: »Wer Getre...

This article aims to study the stela of kwms, it includes reproductions of the scenes and texts, their translation, and commentary on the Titles, Terms, and Inscriptions featured on the stela. The stela was discovered by Mariette in the central necropolis of Abydos during the excavations conducted by the Egyptian Antiquities Authority in 1860. It w...

In the context of managing museums, historical, artistic, and archaeological heritage, an advanced decision support system (DSS) can serve as the engine for a business game platform, optimizing decision paths and management strategies. In complex, multi-parameter scenarios, the final decision is often only part of the process; it is equally essenti...

Resumo Durante o isolamento social, ocorrido na última crise pandêmica, milhares de estudantes ribeirinhos da Amazônia ficaram alijados do processo de ensino à distância por não possuírem conectividade à Internet. Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados iniciais relacionados à concepção de um artefato tecnológico, a partir de um proje...

Gray described the turtle species “Damonia ? crassiceps” in his Supplement to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles; the inclusion of a question mark in the binomial apparently indicated some uncertainty about the generic assignment of the species. He based the description solely on iconotypes, consisting of a series of three watercolor illustrations fr...

Musealization refers to the process by which objects, artifacts, and cultural practices are transformed into museum-worthy exhibits, thereby gaining new significance within a broader social and cultural context. This concept is rooted in the recognition that the representation of history and culture in museums goes beyond mere display; it involves...

The purpose of the article is to attempt to analyse and introduce the topography and regional aspects of the coin treasures of the Sivershchyna region of the 17th – 18th centuries into the scientific circulation. Particular attention was paid to the analysis of the treasures complexes of the Hlukhiv and Putyvl’ districts. The methodology of the res...

This Chapter, MAAM Biobank It deals with the Biobank of the High Mountain Archaeology Museum of Salta respect to the ethical-social evolution from bioethics and human rights in the treatment of the so-called sacred beings, the Children of LLulllaillaco, to biological samples considered human remains.

This research examines the observed deterioration patterns in the Police Museum and the surrounding area, including the main entrance, the stairs and ceiling, doors, and other wooden structures of the museum, with a proposed plan for treatment and maintenance. It is based on a multi-faceted approach, including visual inspection, photographic docume...

This study explores the act of giving, a topic underexplored in semiotic research. To develop a semiotic perspective on gift-giving, it investigates the “donation of the century,” an unprecedented contribution of 23,000 items by the late Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee to South Korea’s national and public museums, which demonstrates how donation...

Este texto apresenta o relato da experiência do subprojeto de História do CPNA/UFMS do Programa Residência Pedagógica que implantou o Núcleo Museu da Pessoa na Escola Estadual Fátima Gaiotto Sampaio. Tendo como referencial teórico-metodológico autores e autoras como Jörn Rüsen, Isabel Barca e Maria Auxiliadora Schmidt. Foram desenvolvidas atividade...

Zusammenfassung Das Deutsche Museum in München verfügt über eine umfangreiche Sammlung an Recheninstrumenten. Den Hauptbestand bilden mechanische Rechenschieber und -scheiben verschiedener Hersteller der Jahre 1870 bis 1970. Zu diesen Geräten gehört auch eine größere Anzahl an Spezialrechenschiebern aus technischen Bereichen, die den Ausgangspunkt...

This article explores the links between the social function of community museums and the regenerative approach to cultural policy, specifically in three case studies from southern Chile created in response to socio-cultural and environmental challenges. The aim is to elucidate to what extent community museums' social role can catalyse the socio-cul...

This study aims to describe using the Song Terus Museum as a learning resource for history education students of STKIP PGRI Pacitan. This study is described using qualitative methods. The research location is at the Song Terus Pacitan Museum and STKIP PGRI Pacitan. The study subjects were lecturers of History Education, students of the History Educ...

This study examines how three contemporary and modern art museums in Istanbul differentiate themselves through architectural discourse to reflect their institutional identities and missions. Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture, a state museum affiliated with Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, positions itself as a guardian of Turkey’s artistic...

Informed by the decision by the Albertinum Museum in Dresden, Germany, to create public events and exhibitions responding to claims by individuals who had targeted its director as part of a far-right campaign and Nancy Fraser’s argument that public institutions are to regulate social interaction and promote parity of participation, the article prop...

The rapid development of Internet technology and the continuous broadening of the application fields of big data have had a profound impact on the innovative practice and cultural dissemination of opera and dance. This paper analyzes the development of opera dance in northern Hunan from “oral communication” to “network communication”. Combined with...

Project Abstract: In 2023, William Paterson University submitted an idea application to the Lyrasis Catalyst Fund. It outlined a microcredential model for professional development in the focus areas of disaster preparedness, crisis communication, response, and recovery to assist organizations in responding to crises brought on by climate change, na...

This project takes the development trend of museum digitization as the foundation, classifies the user groups, constructs the user role model, and selects the demand elements of digital museum interaction design through user interviews. The fuzzy KANO model is introduced to classify the selected demand elements of digital museum interaction design...

On July 24, 2020, after the Turkish Supreme Court's decision, the Turkish media announced the performance of Friday prayers in the Hagia Sophia Mosque. Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List are the common heritage of humanity. And the international community is committed to preserving it for future generations. Changing, restoring, or dev...

Curatorial practice in Nigeria has significantly contributed to the development, management, and preservation of museums, galleries, archives, and libraries. It plays a crucial role in promoting and sustaining contemporary Nigerian visual artifacts in the 21st century. However, despite these contributions, several challenges hinder its effectivenes...

The transitions from one-party rule and planned economy to pluralist democracy and capitalism in the countries of the former Eastern Bloc have become a site of mnemonic conflict across Eastern European societies, with broadly understood liberal and populist political actors clashing over the ownership and legacies of the transition period of the la...

The paper discussed prospects and challenges of tourism industry in Chandigarh. It has found that Chandigarh has good prospects on eco-tourism, MICE tourism, adventure tourism, yoga tourism and cultural tourism. It has dense banyan and eucalyptus plantations. Parrot Bird Sanctuary Chandigarh, Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Sukhna Lake, Capitol Complex,...

There is a lack of awareness that the current biodiversity knowledge has a long history of individual and institutional scientific enquiries well before the term was coined. Here, we deal specifically with the ornithological work coordinated by Antonio Carruccio, who was Head of the Institute of Zoology at Rome University from 1883 to 1914. An advo...

The presence of wild hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Colombia due to the establishment of Pablo Escobar’s private zoo in the 1980s has led to tourism activities centered on this non-native megafauna. Here, I argue that promoting hippo-based tourism in Colombia is ecologically detrimental, potentially dangerous, and, ultimately, unsustain...

Computer vision has increasingly shown potential to improve data processing efficiency in ecological research. However, training computer vision models requires large amounts of high-quality, annotated training data. This poses a significant challenge for researchers looking to create bespoke computer vision models, as substantial human resources a...

This paper presents the treatment of Giraffa Artificiale by Gino Marotta, a 3-meter-tall sculptural giraffe masterfully constructed in 1973 by shaping and assembling 67 pieces of transparent pink and colorless poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). This sculpture, owned by Museo del Novecento in Milan, was in storage for over 20 years due to its poor co...

The aim of this article is to analyze the use of meteorological knowledge within the context of the Rubber Defense Plan in the 1910s, utilizing the marine chronometers, numbers 1087 by F. L. Löbner and 1485 by T.S. & J.D. Negus, as the study's focal point. The methodology adopted is based on the indicial paradigm and qualitative analysis of data fr...

The Japanese turban snail Lunella coreensis is sensitive to ocean currents due to its short pelagic larval stage and moderate dispersal ability, making it an ideal model for studying genetic diversity shaped by paleoclimatic shifts. In this study, we analyzed the mitochondrial genes COI and 12S of museum samples collected from various coasts across...

Contains results from a histological study of the reproductive cycle from museum specimens. Gives sizes for smallest mature males and females.I suggest L, magnaocularis may spawn more than once in the same year.

Natural History Museums in Sweden have thousands of curated specimens and include Sweden's largest holdings of Mutilla europaea Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Mutillidae). The present survey recorded 216 specimens of M. europaea in eight different major museums, collected from the 18 th century to the present day, representing an invaluable...

Since its introduction in 1912, the Auteurswet (Authors’ Act .copyright act) has protected works that have an ‘individual, original character’ and ‘bear the personal stamp of the maker’. The act grants that maker exclusive rights, including the right to exploitation. This means that the maker can decide for themselves how, where and when the work i...

The Compasso d'Oro award and its relationship with objects used in Italian homes, from the year of its foundation (1954) to the present day. Interrelations with society, the family, interiors and design in Italy.

As one of the indispensable contents in youth ideological and political education, the digital dissemination mechanism of red culture has become a research hotspot. The study constructs a model of factors influencing the digital dissemination mechanism of red culture in youth ideological and political education through structural equation modeling...

El Museu del Joguet de Cataluña, situado en Figueres, con su casi medio siglo de historia a sus espaldas, es el más antiguo de España dedicado a esa escurridiza y polisémica familia de objetos que llamamos «juguetes». En estas páginas veremos que la museología del juguete infantil se remonta a los albores del xx, sobre todo si tenemos en cuenta par...

This paper categorizes the techniques of traditional culture in music composition into explicit and implicit use. By analyzing the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of traditional Chinese music creation, an optimized algorithm for extracting temporal and spatial features of music creation is proposed. The model is used to analyze th...

This study highlights the necessity and effects of documenting and creating a magazine, which precede practical applications (the tourist route through a historic urban center, visiting a natural history museum) and attending a symphonic concert (as part of a thematic interdisciplinary trip to Vienna, from November 7-10, 2024, integrated into an in...

The Immersive Archive is an initiative dedicated to preserve and restore the groundbreaking works from across Extended Reality (XR) history. Originating at the University of Southern California's Mobile and Environmental Media Lab, this archive is committed to developing and exhibiting simulations of influential XR devices that have shaped immersiv...

Ethnographic museums around the world are embroiled in controversies about how to deal with the coloniality of their collections. The frame of contestation is most often property: Who should "own" ethnographic objects? Should they remain the property of Western museums, or should they (again) become the property of museums in the former colonies? A...

With the rapid development of the Internet and social media, public opinions and evaluations have been widely spread in cyberspace. As an important form of user feedback, online comments play a vital role in improving services and products. This study aims to evaluate tourists' satisfaction with the management of the Beijing Palace Museum scenic ar...

Ve druhé polovině roku 2022 a po celý rok 2023 probíhala v Muzeu východních Čech v Hradci Králové rozsáhlá výstava s názvem „Měnící se svět: Poslední lovci a první zemědělci (nejen) ve východních Čechách“. Díky poměrně dlouhé době trvání výstavy a také faktu, že se jednalo o výstavu sezóny, proběhlo v souvislosti s ní velké množství akcí pro úzkou...

An overview description of the taxonomical feature of the Upper Pliocene turtle’s remains from the Wölfersheim brown coal deposit in the Wetterau, Hesse, Germany is given here. The original material came from the former “Natural Science Collections” in Meiningen (1950- 1960) as an exchange sample and is now preserved as a holotype “MSB IB k 314” in...

Si illustrano principalmente due medaglie, conservate al British Museum, create dopo la Battaglia di Torino del 1706 che vide Vittorio Amedeo II e il Principe Eugenio sconfiggere il Re Sole, Luigi XIV. Una medaglia mostra Fetonte che, colpito da Zeus, precipita nel Po, con inscrizione Mergitur Eridano. La simbologia rappresenta la vittoria del Duca...

As cultural consumption increasingly moves to a digital space, it is crucial to understand the evolving landscape of art consumption both in and outside of a physical museum context. The current study delves into this contrast, seeking to understand how art is perceived and appreciated in museums and on a digital medium (like a computer screen). Ac...

Zusammenfassung Victor Klee stellte die Frage, wie viele Wächter nötig sind, um durchgängig alle Wände eines Museums zu überwachen. Wenn die Wände ein regelmäßiges Polygon oder sogar ein konvexes Polygon bilden, ist ein Wächter ausreichend. Man kann leicht zeigen, dass für ein Museum mit $$n$$ Wänden $$n/3$$ Wächter notwendig sind. Wir präsentieren...

The growing attention towards immersive technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), extended reality (XR), and the metaverse are revolutionizing cultural heritage education and tourism. Such technologies offer immersive and interactive experiences that transform the user’s exploration of museums, cultural...

Among biological museum specimens, many relatively small organisms are difficult to observe macroscopically. Therefore, their attractiveness to visitors is limited. To present such small objects, various magnifying techniques can be used in combination with the digital presentation of the specimens. In this conference report, we describe how we use...

At the J-PARC Muon Science Facility (MUSE), the MuSEUM collaboration is now performing new precision measurements of the ground state hyperfine structure (HFS) of both muonium and muonic helium atoms. High-precision measurements of the muonium ground-state HFS are recognized as one of the most sensitive tools for testing bound-state quantum electro...

In the context of globalization and regional integration, cross-border cultural exchanges have become a critical indicator of urban cultural competitiveness. Kunming, a key cultural hub in southwestern China, lags significantly behind cities like Chengdu in the dynamism of its cross-border cultural exchanges. According to statistics from the Yunnan...

This paper explores the growing influence of young people's activism in UK museums and its educational implications. It draws on a five‐year collaborative programme (2019–2023) with young people of colour (16–28) in a university museum setting, focusing on a Young Collective established to address cultural inequalities. The study analyses activist...

This paper aims to establish a method for preserving three-dimensional shape data of valuable wind instruments such as those housed in museums as cultural assets, as well as for creating replicas having the same playing feel and timbre as original instruments. In this paper, a three-dimensional computer model of a classical oboe made around 1800 wa...

This article examines the transformative power of creative play in enhancing innovation, collaboration, and mental agility within professional and educational settings. It differentiates “creative play” from talent and leisure, arguing that creativity is an essential, learnable behavior. Drawing on personal experiences from the advertising industry...

In order to keep the nature well, knowledge about taxidermy with diorama, a museum can focus the beauties of nature after death or damage of organisms. Significant museums of home and abroad (Figs. 1-2) represented these ideas for this composition. Scientific arrangements of many invertebrates and vertebrates with accessories provided sufficient in...

The relationships between museums and the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island have changed monumentally over the last 20 years. Repatriation has gone from a contested topic to a reality of museum–Indigenous relationships. Despite the legitimization of repatriation, there still exist numerous obstacles for Indigenous people seeking the return of the...

Considérant le contexte actuel entourant le rapatriement des ancêtres autochtones et des besoins formulés par ces communautés de voir ce retour s’effectuer promptement, force est de constater que les institutions québécoises ne répondent pas à ce besoin de manière proactive. Les processus de rapatriement québécois sont rares, mais certains processu...

The genus Syma Lesson, 1827 is unanimously considered to comprise two very similar, altitudinally-segregated species in the New Guinea bioregion: Yellow-billed Kingfisher S. torotoro and Mountain Kingfisher S. megarhyncha. One taxon, S. t. ochracea of the D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago off eastern New Guinea, has recently been suggested as an independ...

The square shaped-base of the Ganesa statue has an inscription that is thought to be a continuation of the Kinewu inscription found on the back stelae of the Ganesa statue. Both objects, the base and the Ganesa statue, are collections of the Museum Penataran Blitar. The Kinewu inscription has been read and translated, but part of the inscription on...

The analysis of the value added at chain-linked prices for artistic, entertainment, and amusement activities in Italy from 2014 to 2023 reveals an overall growth of 25.67%, equivalent to an increase of 4.366 billion euros. This sector, which includes live performances, cinema, cultural events, museums, theme parks, and other recreational activities...

Digital visualizations of cultural heritage (DVCs) are typically used to re-create or re-imagine artworks in their original state. Their apparent efficiency raises questions about their relation to the historical artefacts: What is the visualizations’ status vis à vis the originals? Can they replace them? And if so, in what capacity? This paper exp...

This study reflects on the articulation between art, politics, and revolutionary imaginaries within the hegemony of progressive neoliberalism. For this, it hypothesized that today, in Latin American art scenes, the relation between art and revolutionary imaginaries has been repositioned and updated, above all by artistic productions aligned with de...

Restitution is not merely about returning artifacts; it is emotional reckoning with histories of loss, displacement, and justice. This paper explores how Pakistan has been doubly deprived of its cultural heritage, first through British colonial looting and later through India's post-Partition retention of thousands of artifacts. By archival researc...

Si illustra una medaglia, conservata al British Museum, fatta creare da Vittorio Amedeo II e dal Principe Eugenio in occasione della vittoria su Luigi XIV, il Re Sole, nella Battaglia di Torino, 1706. La medaglia mostra Fetonte che, colpito da Zeus, precipita nel Po, con inscrizione Mergitur Eridano. La simbologia rappresenta la vittoria del Duca (...

In March 2022, an auction house in Zurich sold two female figurines made from mammoth ivory, along with other prehistoric artefacts. This is a rare occurrence because the scarcity and value of Paleolithic figurines have limited their presence in the international art market. Researchers from the Archaeological Museum Hamburg and the University of T...

Introduction. In library, archive, and museum (LAM) collections, there has been much work towards restorative cataloguing and addressing harms found within collection data. However, this work is still being done in ad-hoc ways. As a result, there is both 1) a lack of a comprehensive summary of this work and 2) a gap in connecting this work to simil...

Citation: Knyazev SA (2025) Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877)-new species of ghost moths (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) for the fauna of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Acta Biologica Sibirica 11: 249-257. https://doi. Abstract A poorly-known Hepialidae species Triodia laetus (Staudinger, 1877) is reported from the territory of Russia, Armenia, and Azer...

Over the past years, museums in Egypt have faced challenges in achieving financial stability, enhancing visitor services and adapting to twenty-first century tourism demands. These concerns have pushed the national government to explore new frontiers for museums by partnering with the private sector to improve the operation and management of their...

Introduction. The PROTECCT-GLAM project aims to assess and address climate risks for U.S. galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs). The project team began with creating a national dataset of GLAMs. Method. The project team used existing datasets that required different auditing and manipulation techniques to align its data. Following the...

Computational Thinking (CT) is recognised as an essential foundational skill that enhances problem-solving abilities and is a crucial learning area for effective engagement in an increasingly digital society. This paper highlights the significance of screen-less tangible tools in promoting young children’s exploration and open-ended play with techn...

The article offers a thorough palaeographical analysis of the three Venetic inscriptions from Idrija pri Bači (Is 1, Is 2, and Is 3), based on the renewed autopsy of the sources in the Prähistorische Abteilung of the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. Given the significant discrepancies in the existing drawings and transcriptions of the three insc...

Julia Czapla’s monograph analyzes the role of animal illustrations in early modern natural history between 1530 and 1630. It explores how illustrations became not only research materials but also cognitive tools and a means of publishing findings on fauna. The study traces the evolution of animal depictions, from schematic illustrations inspired by...

The collection of fossils supports a thriving market that is largely unknown to the academic community. The fossil market is characterised by fairs, online shops, physical stores and auction sales that attract hundreds of thousands of people each year. The sale of fossils to private individuals is often perceived as a threat by professional palaeon...

With the rapid development of technology, digital immersive exhibitions have become a new trend in museum exhibitions. This article explores the application of digital immersive technology in museum exhibitions, particularly its role in showcasing intangible cultural heritage. Taking the “24 Solar Terms Exhibition at the China National Film Museum”...

This report investigates best practice museum programs sustaining wellbeing of people with dementia. BACKGROUND There is a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the psychosocial wellbeing benefits of participating in museum engagement programs for people with dementia, complementing clinical care. Our National Arts and Health Framework endors...

The preservation of university heritage is invaluable and begins with a deep knowledge and understanding of the collections that comprise this legacy. This study analyzes data obtained through interviews with curators of collections at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), investigating management, documentation, acquisition, disposal, valuation,...

In 1947 two independent states India and Pakistan were created and East Pakistan became an ‘Internal Colony’ of West Pakistan. The exploitation and persecution started in East Pakistan by West Pakistan by attacking the Bengali language was later observed as widespread discrimination in almost all other fields, and resistance movements emerged from...

Congratulations, Mahmmoud! Your poster reached 100 reads Achieved on March 9, 2025 Poster: The Aesthetics of Plastic Arts and their Role in Embodying Model Environments for the Exhibits Hall of the Iraqi Natural History Research Center and Museum

The number of tourists visiting historical sites is increasing, particularly those that deal with the darker aspects of history, such as mortality. Despite this trend, there has been limited research on the experiences of dark tourists in prison museums, specifically the ‘Old Melbourne Gaol’. The purpose of this chapter is to analyse the experience...

The aim of the article is to demonstrate the source potential of the “Catalog of the Katerynoslav Regional Museum named after O. M. Pol’. Archaeology and Ethnography” (1905, 1910); to reveal the course and consequences of introducing “Zaporizhzhia” issues by historians (both professionals and amateurs) of the city of Katerynoslav into the process o...

The preservation of paleontological heritage is relevant for paleobiological and geological research, as well as for scientific dissemination. Fossils are indicative of the evolutionary processes, biodiversity, ecology, and geography of the past and require specific geoconservation actions. In Italy, fossils are protected as cultural heritage, and...

Renzo Rosati was an Italian physician who lived in Congo from 1907 to 1910 with the task entrusted to him by the Belgian government to study sleeping sickness and other tropical diseases. In this period he set up a collection of 228 skin-prepared birds collected from various localities of Congo from 18-10-1909 to 28-06-1910. This paper not only pro...

The catalogue includes list and images of Paleozoic arthropods (ostracods, euryp terids, trilobites) from the collection of E. I. Eichwald for his monograph “Paleon tology of Russia. Ancient period” (1861). The collection is kept in the Paleontolog ical Museum of St. Petersburg State University.

Este texto apresenta considerações sobre a experiência do museu na prática escolar para o estudo de Geografia com crianças nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Apresenta registros sobre atribuições dos museus, na perspectiva de preservar e de conservar a memória nos fatos de situações que fizeram a história de determinado território e de seu po...

This article examines Osman Hamdi’s 1888 painting Turkish Street Scene (Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin) via correspondence acquired from Ottoman and German archives. It aims to contextualize both the painting’s purchase by the Berlin Nationalgalerie and its iconography within German policies toward the Middle East at the time. The author argues that,...

The music written for submission to the music degrees of English universities during the nineteenth century forms a significant body of works which, while important, present challenges for the historian, music analyst, and performer. Changes to the nature of music degrees, including the compositional exercises, during the nineteenth century receive...

I translated and commented this document and made a presentation of it at the art exhibition Fasther Than History at Miasma museum in Helsinki. The publication attached is from the catalog of the exhibition.