Nauru Museum Explained

Full Name:Nauru Museum
Purpose:Preserve Nauru's culture and heritage
Location Country:Yaren, Nauru

-0.5469°N 166.9164°WNauru Museum or Naoero Museum is the national museum of the Republic of Nauru. Located in Yaren, the museum formally opened on 30 January 2019.[1] [2]

History

Based on a private collection of Second World War material, the museum was initially funded by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.[3] The museum closed in the 2000s due to disputes over land. In 2014, strategy for a new museum was presented to UNESCO's Framework Convention for Climate Change, as part of the government of Nauru's aim to "preserve Nauruan language and cultural heritage".[4]

Collection

The collection is made up of historic objects, items relating to the island during the Second World War, objects relating to radio and police, as well as a photographic collection. In 2019 Nauru Museum publicly appealed for more objects to be donated to the collection.

Due to a legacy of colonial exploitation,[5] much Nauru's photographic archive and material culture is held in foreign institutions, some of which include: the British Museum;[6] Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa;[7] the Metropolitan Museum of Art;[8] Israel Museum.[9] The National Museum of Australia has collected objects relating to Nauru's refugee crisis.[10]

References

  1. Web site: Blair. Jonny. 2019-08-21. Backpacking in Nauru: Busting the Myths About This Lesser Known Island Country. 2021-04-15. Don't Stop Living. en-GB.
  2. Web site: ARTESSERE. Art Places – Nauru Museum, Nauru. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415110007/https://artessere.com/art-places/nauru-museum. 2021-04-15. 2021-04-15. ARTESSERE. en.
  3. Web site: PacificWrecks.com. Pacific Wrecks - Photo Album. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200615135317/https://pacificwrecks.com/restore/nauru/index.html. 2020-06-15. 2021-04-15. pacificwrecks.com. en.
  4. Book: Republic of Nauru: Second National Communication. Republic of Nauru. 2014.
  5. Web site: Lohmann. Jack. The Republic of Nauru and the Legitimacy of Existence. 2021-04-15. www.focusongeography.org.
  6. Web site: Collections Online Nauru. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415112248/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x72220. 2021-04-15. 2021-04-15. www.britishmuseum.org.
  7. Web site: Loading... Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415112706/https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/place/2078355. 2021-04-15. 2021-04-15. collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
  8. Web site: Basket (Egadakua). 2021-04-15. www.metmuseum.org.
  9. Web site: Nauru or Marshall Islands The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415114259/https://www.imj.org.il/en/placee/nauru-or-marshall-islands. 2021-04-15. 2021-04-15. www.imj.org.il. en.
  10. Web site: Collection Explorer. 2021-04-15. National Museum of Australia. en.

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