Kosrae State Museum Explained

Full Name:Kosrae State Museum
Founder:Teddy John
Type:Governmental
Location Country:Federated States of Micronesia
Parent Organization:Kosrae State Historic Preservation Office
Website:https://kosraehpo.wordpress.com/museum/

Kosrae State Museum is a museum in Tofol in Kosrae State in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Background

Planning for Kosrae State Museum began in 1981.[1] It was founded by Teddy John.[2]

Collections

Kosrae State Museum is situated in Tofol.[3] Its collection is made up of archaeological assemblages from several of Kosrae's significant historic sites. The collection also includes objects relating to Kosrae's history and culture more widely, including archaeological artefacts.[4] [5] The museum contains models of traditional homes.[6] In 2001 the museum moved to a new location in Tofol. Its redevelopment was funded by the US Government, the FSM Government and Kosrae State.[7] The museum's exhibits include displays on: prehistoric Kosrae, early contact, nineteenth century whaling and missionary activity, the Second World War and contemporary Kosrae. The museum hosts significant collections, including: artwork from the Lütke Expedition;[8] the Carl Hupp collection;[9] Ernst Sarfert.[10]

Overseas collections

Due to legacies of colonial exploitation, museum collections abroad hold significant objects and archives, relating to Kosraean material culture, including: Welt Museum, Vienna;[11] the British Museum;[12] National Museums Scotland.[13]

Repatriation

A Kosraean tol 'man's sash' was returned to Kosrae from a foreign museum collection.[14]

Research

In the early 2000s, the museum became a partner in a visual anthropology research project run by the University of Florida, which trained museum staff in film-making and enabled them to continue work documenting intangible culture in the state.[15] In 2013 the museum undertook surveys to see if an open-air archaeological exhibit could become part of the museum.[16] In 2018 the museum and Kosrae Historic Preservation Office partnered on a research partnership to explore how virtual reality models of the archaeological heritage of the islands could engage with stakeholders and members of the Kosraean diaspora.[17]

Notable people

References

  1. Book: Eoe. Soroi Marepo. Museums and Cultural Centres in the Pacific. Swadling. Pamela. 1991. Papua New Guinea National Museum. 978-9980-85-021-8. en.
  2. Book: Kiste. Robert. American Anthropology in Micronesia: An Assessment. Marshall. Mac. 1999-03-01. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-6142-1. en.
  3. Web site: Micronesian Island Tourist Attractions. 2021-05-14. Discover The Rare Beauty Of The South Seas Islands. en-US.
  4. Web site: Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)-Attractions & Activities Pacific Tourism Organisation – Specialist. 2021-05-14. en-US.
  5. Web site: PHOTOS OF ARTIFACTS FROM KOSRAE USED IN U. N. EXHIBIT 1984. ORIGINAL ARTIFACTS ARE IN KOSRAE MUSEUM. SOME MARIANA ITEMS - Reel 2721. 2021-05-15. libweb.hawaii.edu.
  6. Web site: Cardozo. Yvette. Ski. R. F. T.. Editor. Dive. 2013-09-20. Kosrae: Diving into Paradise. 2021-05-14. Real Food Traveler. en-US.
  7. Web site: KOSRAE MUSEUM ATTRACTING VISITORS Pacific Islands Report. 2021-05-14. www.pireport.org. 2021-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210706072318/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2001/01/25/kosrae-museum-attracting-visitors. dead.
  8. Web site: 2017-05-15. Museum. 2021-05-15. Kosrae State Historic Preservation Office. en.
  9. Web site: Carl Hupp Collection Kosrae State Historic Preservation Office. 2021-05-15.
  10. Web site: 2017-08-13. Gallery. 2021-05-15. Kosrae State Historic Preservation Office. en.
  11. Web site: Wien. Weltmuseum. 2017-10-30. Weltmuseum Wien: Tokosha, King of Kosrae, Caroline Islands. 2021-05-15. www.weltmuseumwien.at. en.
  12. Web site: belt; loin-cloth; garment British Museum. 2021-05-15. The British Museum. en.
  13. Book: Haddow, Eve. National Museums Scotland: Caroline Islands Collection. National Museums Scotland.
  14. Deegan, Ann, and Ross Cordy. “Micronesian Textiles in Transition: The Woven Tol of Kosrae.” Contact, Crossover, Continuity: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Symposium of the Textile Society of America, September 22–24, 1994 (Los Angeles, CA: Textile Society of America, Inc., 1995), pp. 81–91.
  15. BURNS. ALLAN. 2008. Visual Literacy through Cultural Preservation and Cultural Resistance: Indigenous Video in Micronesia. Journal of Film and Video. 60. 2. 15–25. 10.1353/jfv.0.0006. 20688591. 191444670 . 0742-4671.
  16. Book: Thompson, Adam. Archaeological Survey of the Lower and Upper Tofol Sites Kosrae, Eastern Micronesia.
  17. Book: Campbell, Dace A.. 2018 3rd Digital Heritage International Congress (DigitalHERITAGE) held jointly with 2018 24th International Conference on Virtual Systems & Multimedia (VSMM 2018) . Drones, Machetes, and Virtual Reality: 21st-Century Tools for Historic Preservation . October 2018. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8810111. 1–4. 10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2018.8810111. 978-1-7281-0292-4. 201670879 .
  18. Book: Preservation, United States Advisory Council on Historic. Report to the President and the Congress of the United States. 1987. The Council. en.
  19. Richards. Zoe T.. Shen. Chuan-Chou. Hobbs. Jean-Paul A.. Wu. Chung-Che. Jiang. Xiuyang. Beardsley. Felicia. 2015-03-13. New precise dates for the ancient and sacred coral pyramidal tombs of Leluh (Kosrae, Micronesia). Science Advances. 1. 2. e1400060. 10.1126/sciadv.1400060. 2375-2548. 4643814. 26601144. 2015SciA....1E0060R.

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