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New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sonoda, Naoko.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2016.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Twenty-Year of International Cooperation for Museums and Museology
  • 1 International Human Resource Development in Museology since 1994
  • 1.1 Museology Training Courses
  • 1.2 Outline and Features of Museology Courses
  • 2 New Developments in International Cooperation
  • 2.1 International Workshop on Asian Museums and Museology in Mongolia (2012)
  • 2.2 International Research Meeting on Museology in Myanmar (2013)
  • 2.3 International Workshop on Asian Museums and Museology in Thailand (2014)
  • 3 The International Symposium "New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology"
  • 3.1 Asian Museums Today
  • 3.2 Museums in the Info-Age
  • 3.3 Balance Between Conservation and Access for Museums
  • 3.4 Museums and Local Communities
  • 3.5 Museums and International Cooperation
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Part I: Asian Museums Today
  • Museums in Myanmar: Brief History and Actual Perspectives
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 History of Museum Establishment in Myanmar
  • 2.1 Earliest Museums
  • 2.1.1 Ancient Palaces and Pitaka Libraries
  • 2.1.2 The First Museum: Phayre Museum
  • 2.2 History of Museums Established in Myanmar Before Independence
  • 2.2.1 Brief History of the Bagan Archaeological Museum
  • 2.2.2 Brief History of the Sri Ksetra Archaeological Museum
  • 2.2.3 Brief History of Other Early Museums
  • 2.3 History of Museums Established in Myanmar After Independence
  • 2.3.1 Background History of the National Museum (Yangon)
  • 2.3.2 Brief History of Regional Cultural Museums in States and Divisions
  • 2.3.3 Brief History of Archaeological Museums
  • 2.3.4 Brief History of the National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw)
  • 3 Actual Perspectives on Myanmar Museums
  • 3.1 Actual Perspectives on the National Museums of Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw.
  • 3.2 Actual Perspectives on Archaeological Museums, Regional Cultural Museums, and Other Types of Museum
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • The Current Status of Mongolia's Museums: Changes Taking Place in the Practical Activities of Museums Since the 1990s
  • 1 Particulars of Museum Activities in Mongolia Prior to the Period of the Democratic Movement
  • 2 Changes and Innovations That Started in the Museum Field
  • 2.1 The Museum of Natural History
  • 2.2 The National Museum of Mongolia
  • 3 Changes Taking Place in Museum Collections
  • 4 Issues and New Trends in Respect of Registration and Documentation of Museum Collections
  • 5 Issues for the Preservation and Conservation of Museum Items
  • 6 International Cooperation of Museums and New Trends
  • 7 Conclusions
  • References
  • Policies for National Museum Management: Solutions and Development
  • 1 Background to National Museums in Thailand (Fine Arts Department, 2008)
  • 2 Role and Function of National Museums in Thailand
  • 3 Reasons for Developing National Museums
  • 4 Solutions and Development
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Museums in the Info-Age
  • The Creation of a Registration and Information Database for Cultural Heritage in Mongolia
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Registration Form
  • 3 Registration and Information Database
  • 4 Database of Historical and Cultural Movable Heritage
  • 5 Database of Historical and Cultural Immovable Properties
  • 6 Registration and Information Database of Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • 7 Problems in the Creation of a Digital Registration and Information Database of Cultural Heritage
  • 8 New Technologies Used in the Digital Database
  • 8.1 Three-Dimensional Documentation
  • 8.2 Improvement of Diagnostic Equipment of the Center of Cultural Heritage
  • 8.3 National Project for Digitization of Cultural Heritage-2
  • Notes
  • References.
  • Rewiring Museum Information: Mobile and Cloud
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Limit of Transmitting Information to Visitors in the Museum
  • 3 Rewiring Various Information in the Museum: ImageFinder
  • 4 The Possibility of Big Data: MAP (Minpaku Anthropological Phototheque)
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Managing and Analyzing Museum Environmental Data
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Pest Monitoring Data Analysis
  • 2.1 Daily Use
  • 2.2 Advanced Use
  • 3 Temperature/RH Monitoring Data Analysis
  • 3.1 Daily Use
  • 3.2 Advanced Use
  • 4 Future Development
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part III: Balance Between Conservation and Access for Museums
  • Exhibition, Conservation, and Documentation at the National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw)
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Exhibition at National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw)
  • 2.1 Room B1 - Primate and Fossils Exhibition Room (Fig. 4)
  • 2.2 Room B2 - Prehistoric Period exhibition room (Fig. 5)
  • 2.3 Room B3- Art Gallery (Fig. 6)
  • 2.4 Room B4- Performing Arts Exhibition Room (Fig. 7)
  • 2.5 Room B5 - Protohistoric Period (Second Century BC to Tenth Century AD) Exhibition Room (Fig. 8)
  • 2.6 Room B6 - Historic Period of Eleventh to Fourteenth Century AD Exhibition Room (Fig. 9)
  • 2.7 Room C1 - Historic Period of Fourteenth to Seventeenth Century AD Exhibition Room
  • 2.8 Room C2, C3 - Historic Period of Eighteenth to Nineteenth Century AD Exhibition Room
  • 2.9 Room C4- Lion Throne Exhibition Room
  • 2.10 Room C5- Colonial Period (1885-1948) and the Period After Gaining Independence (1948-1988)
  • 2.11 Room D1-Myanmar Art and Crafts Exhibition Room
  • 2.12 Room D2- ASEAN Exhibition Room
  • 2.13 Room D3- Children Discovery Exhibition Room
  • 2.14 Room D4- Special Exhibition Room
  • 2.15 Room E1- Our Leaders Exhibition Room
  • 2.16 Room E2- Presidents' Gifts Exhibition Room.
  • 2.17 Room E3, E4- Union of Myanmar Nationalities' Culture Exhibition Room
  • 3 Documentation at National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw)
  • 4 Conservation at National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw)
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Conservation Science Research at the Museum: Development of Carbon Dioxide Treatment for Museum Collection
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Development of an Enclosure-Type Insecticidal Treatment System Using Carbon Dioxide
  • 3 Development of Technologies Necessary for Applying the Insecticidal Treatment Method Using Carbon Dioxide at Museums
  • 4 Adaptability of the Insecticidal Treatment Method Using Carbon Dioxide in Large Fastener Bags
  • 5 Future Topics
  • References
  • Part IV: Museums and Local Communities
  • The Situation of Community Museums in the North of Thailand
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Community Museum: A Subtype of the Local Museum
  • 3 Community Museums in the North of Thailand
  • 3.1 Ethnicity Museum
  • 3.2 Local Historical Museum
  • Notes
  • References
  • Interactive Museum Activities That Provide Venues for Innovation: Case Studies from the Lake Biwa Museum
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 How Are Better Relationships Determined?
  • 3 How Can Better Relationships Be Achieved?
  • References
  • Museums as Hubs for Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Communities
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Chuetsu Earthquake Memorial Corridor
  • 2.1 Chuetsu Earthquake
  • 2.2 Outline of the Chuetsu Earthquake Memorial Corridor
  • 2.3 Resident-Led Initiatives
  • 3 Background to the Establishment of the Facilities
  • 4 Intermediary Organizations and Reconstruction Fund
  • 5 Summary
  • Notes
  • References
  • Part V: Museums and International Cooperation
  • JICA's Cooperation in Museum Construction and Capacity Building of Human Resources
  • 1 Preface
  • 2 Purpose of Assistance to Museums and Past Achievements
  • 3 Representative Projects of Assistance to Museums.
  • 3.1 Comprehensive Museology (Group- and Region-Focused Training)
  • 3.2 JICA Partnership Program
  • 3.2.1 Community Promotion Featuring Museums and Environmental Improvement around Cultural Assets (JICA Partnership Program, 2008-2011)
  • 3.2.2 Cambodia-Okinawa "Peace Culture" Museum Cooperation (JICA Partnership Program, 2009-2015)
  • 3.3 Representative Projects in Asia
  • 3.3.1 Cooperation to Sigiriya, Sri Lanka (Various Schemes, 2006-2010)
  • 3.4 Representative Projects in the Middle East
  • 3.4.1 Tourism Promotion Through Museum Activities, Jordan (Technical Cooperation, 2004-2007)
  • 3.4.2 Project for the Conservation Center in the Grand Egyptian Museum (Technical Assistance Related to Japanese ODA Loan, 2008-2016)
  • 4 Foresight
  • Notes
  • Museums and Community Development: With Special Reference to Zambian Cases
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Museum Training Courses
  • 3 Development of the Training in Japan
  • 4 Creation of Festivals and Local Museums
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part VI: Afterword
  • Twenty-Year of Cooperation.

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