Museum cultural collections: pathways to the preservation of traditional and scientific knowledge
Museums of natural and cultural history in the 21st century hold responsibilities that are vastly different from those of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the time of many of their inceptions. No longer conceived of as cabinets of curiosities, institutional priorities are in the process of undergo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:90be368f0b474e349d79aed0f063a2a8 2023-05-15T14:23:40+02:00 Museum cultural collections: pathways to the preservation of traditional and scientific knowledge Angela J. Linn Joshua D. Reuther Chris B. Wooley Scott J. Shirar Jason S. Rogers 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0001 https://doaj.org/article/90be368f0b474e349d79aed0f063a2a8 EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0001 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2017-0001 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/90be368f0b474e349d79aed0f063a2a8 Arctic Science, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 618-634 (2017) museology decolonizing museums alaska archaeology alaska ethnology cultural heritage Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0001 2022-12-31T07:41:54Z Museums of natural and cultural history in the 21st century hold responsibilities that are vastly different from those of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the time of many of their inceptions. No longer conceived of as cabinets of curiosities, institutional priorities are in the process of undergoing dramatic changes. This article reviews the history of the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks, Alaska, from its development in the early 1920s, describing the changing ways staff have worked with Indigenous individuals and communities. Projects like the Modern Alaska Native Material Culture and the Barter Island Project are highlighted as examples of how artifacts and the people who constructed them are no longer viewed as simply examples of material culture and Native informants but are considered partners in the acquisition, preservation, and perpetuation of traditional and scientific knowledge in Alaska. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barter Island Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Fairbanks Arctic Science 3 3 618 634 |
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Museums of natural and cultural history in the 21st century hold responsibilities that are vastly different from those of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the time of many of their inceptions. No longer conceived of as cabinets of curiosities, institutional priorities are in the process of undergoing dramatic changes. This article reviews the history of the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks, Alaska, from its development in the early 1920s, describing the changing ways staff have worked with Indigenous individuals and communities. Projects like the Modern Alaska Native Material Culture and the Barter Island Project are highlighted as examples of how artifacts and the people who constructed them are no longer viewed as simply examples of material culture and Native informants but are considered partners in the acquisition, preservation, and perpetuation of traditional and scientific knowledge in Alaska. |
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Museum cultural collections: pathways to the preservation of traditional and scientific knowledge |
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