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University Museum Conference 2011 National Cheng Kung University 11-12 November 2011. From Exhibiting to Researching : the Changing Role of University Museums in South-East Asia Nor Edzan Che Nasir University of Malaya. ABSTRACT. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
University Museum Conference 2011National Cheng Kung University
11-12 November 2011From Exhibiting to Researching : the Changing Role of University Museums in South-East Asia
Nor Edzan Che Nasir University of Malaya
Universities establish museums to aid teaching and research within the university. However, this has led to the establishment of various collections across the various disciplines and at times the establishment of various university museums within one university. However, with some university museums, due to the value and historical importance of the collection, the focus of the university museum itself is on the display of the collection and not on the research of the collection. However, universities in South-East Asia are increasing their focus on research and therefore, their university museums have to move in tandem with this move. This presentation looks at the need for university museums in South-East Asia to maintain a balance between being a center of excellence for research and an institution showcasing the best of its collection.
ABSTRACT
Dr. Nor Edzan Che Nasir is the Chief Librarian at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Currently, she oversees the University of Malaya’s Museum of Asian Art and is directly involved in setting-up the University of Malaya Art Gallery. Prior to this, she was an academician with the Masters of Library and Information Science programme from 1999 to 2007 at the Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya. She was a librarian at Universiti Sains Malaysia from 1983 to 1991 and went on to become a librarian at the University of Malaya Library from 1991 to 1999 where she was attached to the Law Library. Her research interests centres on information literacy, library science education, journal publishing, institutional repositories and social media. She has presented and published numerous papers and is currently one of the reviewers for the Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science and the Editor for Jurnal PPM
BIODATA
Defining university museumsChanging roles of university museumsUniversity museums in South east AsiaMuseum of Asian Art, University of Malaya
ResearchLatest additionResearch to commenceJoint researchWhat needs to be done
No clear definition of a university museum “I do not have a definition for a [university museum,
gallery, collection] other than it is a museum, gallery or collection administratively within a degree granting institution (Kelly, 1999 in Lourenco, 2005)
Late 16th century – development of object-based teaching and research = universities establish museums = 1st generation university museum = research, teaching, public display
1930s – emergence of historic collections = 2nd generation university museum
1980’s – integration of collections with management structures = 3rd generation university museum
UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS
Tirrel (2000)Noted the shift in research and public interestHad no direction or purposeHad to redefine and reposition Examples : learning labs, ICT application, specialised
collectionDe Clerq (2005)
University museums need to serve academic community and the public
Not faculty-based but has become a central unit in the university structure
UMAC = University Museums And CollectionsICOM - International Council of Museums
CHANGING ROLE
MacDonald & Ashby (2011 )“Pressing need to review the purpose of
university museums”“Succesful university museums must promote
themselves to academics and students from a wide range of discipline”
CHANGING ROLE
Roodhouse (2003)Oxford & Cambridge University Musuems Centre of excellence for research
Jaschik (2009)U of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaelogy and Anthropology Dismissed research specialists in the museum Museum wants research on the collection and not on museology
27-28 October 2011 – University museums in Scotland Conference 2011 at the University of Glasgow Scottish universities’ objectives are beginning to shift from
diverse agendas towards a greater focus on research excellence and the impact of public engagement activities.
Uni versity musuems and gallery services need to align themselves to this and show their impact in terms of research and teaching engagement.
CHANGING ROLE
Move towards research2 types of research – museum research and
museological research
CHANGING ROLE
Museums have existed in universitiesStarted out as :
collection of gifts or departmental study collections
Specifically for teaching and/or public exhibitionsThroughout the years, the public exhibitions able to garner
a following amongst off-campus communities and gained prominencegained financial support from individuals or corporations
Thus, university museums became exhibition centersNow = universities are focusing on researchIn order to survive, university museums must become a
source for research or even a centre for researchBUT, must still serve the off-campus community
IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA
MuseumArt gallery or Art museumMuseum + art gallery
Types
SEA – University MuseumMalaysia
Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Muzium dan Galeri Tuanku Fauziah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
Muzium Pendidikan Nasional, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim
Muzium Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu
PhilippinesUniversity of Santo Thomas
Museum, Manila
ThailandChulalongkorn University
Museum of Natural History, Bangkok
Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum, Bangkok University, Bangkok
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai
SingaporeNUS Museum, National
University of SingaporeRaffles Museum of Biodiversity
Research, National University of Singapore
Indonesia Museum Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jakarta Soemadja Gallery, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung
Malaysia Malaysia Institute of Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Philippines Ateneo Art Gallery, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center The Museum at De La Salle University, Manila
Singapore Institute of Contemporary Arts, Lasalle College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Gallery NTU Art & Heritage Museum, Nanyang Technological University
SEA - University Art Museum
Malaysia's oldest universitySituated on a 750 acre (309 hectare) campus in the southwest of
Kuala Lumpur, the capital of MalaysiaHas its roots in Singapore with the establishment of King Edward VII
College of Medicine in 19051949 - University of Malaya was formed with the amalgamation of
King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College in Singapore1962 - University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur was established 22 academies/institutes/faculties/centres112 undergraduate programmes and 132 postgraduate programmes15,202 undergraduates and 10,762 postgraduate = 25,9642,716 academic staff, 562 professional/managerial and 3,092 non-
academic staff = 5,830Research university6 museums – Medical, Geology, Zoology, Herbarium, Malay
Ethnography, Asian Art
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYALocally known as Universiti Malaya or in short UMMalaysia's oldest universitySituated on a 750 acre (309 hectare) campus in the southwest of Kuala
Lumpur, the capital of MalaysiaHas its roots in Singapore with the establishment of King Edward VII
College of Medicine in 19051949 - University of Malaya was formed with the amalgamation of King
Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College in Singapore1962 - University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur was established 22 academies/institutes/faculties/centres112 undergraduate programmes and 132 postgraduate programmes15,202 undergraduates and 10,762 postgraduate = 25,9642,716 academic staff, 562 professional/managerial and 3,092 non-
academic staff = 5,830Research university
CollectionMalaysiana - basketry, textile, brass, silver, wood
carvingIndia – stone carvings, temple sculptures, bronze
images, miniature paintings, wood carvingsPersia and West Asia – ceramics, Islamic bronzes,
miniature paintings, tombstones, precious stonesSouth-East Asia – ceramics, pottery, daggers, sculpture,
textile, jewellery, terracotta works, puppetry, sacred masks
China – ceramics, porcelainJapan – ceramicsMalay manuscriptsPaintings – Malaysian artists
Museum of Asian Art
Paintings by local & international artistsHiroshima & Nagasaki tragedies – Dept of East
Asia Studies, Faculty of Arts & Social SciencesHeritage conservation – Dept of Quantity
Surveying, Faculty of Built EnvironmentPublic diplomacy programmes – Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, MalaysiaMalay manuscripts – Dept of Library &
Information Science, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology
Research
Establish the University of Malaya Art GalleryResearch - Malaysian artists, Malaysian
artworks, Educate the university community and the public on art through activities
Latest addition
Mural restoration – Dept of Building Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment & National Visual Art Center, Malaysia
Research to commence
MOUsJoint research
Maintain dual roleresearch & teachingpublic display
Increase in museum research i.e. research on the collection held within the museum
Attract academics and research students to conduct museum research
Partner with faculties in researchResearch publications which acknowledge use of museum
collectionPromote museum collections to the publicCollaborate with corporate agencies, individuals, foreign
embassies - exhibitions
What needs to be done
De Clereq, S.W.G. 2005. Keeping for the future. UMAC Uppsala Proceedings.
Jaschik, S. 2009. Museums and academic values. Available at: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/29/penn
Lourenco, M.C. 2005. Between Two Worlds: The Distinct Pature and Contemporary Significance of University Museums and Collections in Europe. PhD dissertation, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris.
MacDonald, S. and Ashby, J. 2011. Museums: campus treasures. Nature, 471 (7337) : 164-165.
NUS Museum. 2011. Available at : http://nusmuseum.blogspot.com/Roodhouse, S. 2003. The Oxford and cambridge University Museums: A
Global Contribution to Widening Knowledge and Deepening Understanding. London: Resource, The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries.
Tirrel, P.B. 2000. A synopsis and perpective of concerns and challengesfor the international community of university museums. Curator, 43 (2) : 157-180.
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