Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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De manier waarop de Ander vorm krijgt in een etnografisch museum, verschilt per museum. Op basis van de politiek in het museum, de tentoonstellingen en de kenmerken en opmerkingen van het publiek,...Show moreDe manier waarop de Ander vorm krijgt in een etnografisch museum, verschilt per museum. Op basis van de politiek in het museum, de tentoonstellingen en de kenmerken en opmerkingen van het publiek, is onderzocht welk beeld van de Ander wordt gepresenteerd door Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden en Musée du Quai Branly in Parijs. De overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen kunst en etnografisch object worden benoemd.Show less
Over de manier waarop kunsteducatie in musea vorm moet krijgen, bestaan verschillende theorieën. In deze scriptie wordt kunsteducatie voor jongeren onder de loep genomen in de context van een...Show moreOver de manier waarop kunsteducatie in musea vorm moet krijgen, bestaan verschillende theorieën. In deze scriptie wordt kunsteducatie voor jongeren onder de loep genomen in de context van een modern en hedendaags kunstmuseum.Show less
This thesis argues that the Wilberforce Museum assumes a similar role as William Wilberforce in the opposition of slavery in the representation of slavery and abolition and the opposition of...Show moreThis thesis argues that the Wilberforce Museum assumes a similar role as William Wilberforce in the opposition of slavery in the representation of slavery and abolition and the opposition of contemporary slavery.Show less
With relations to the position of the museum as an institution dealing with heritage preservation, it can be inferred from the quote above that objects have a significant influence in defining...Show moreWith relations to the position of the museum as an institution dealing with heritage preservation, it can be inferred from the quote above that objects have a significant influence in defining culture. Therefore the way that museum collections are accumulated cannot be overlooked. Indeed, according to Peter ter Keurs, collecting is not a neutral activity and in the colonial times, it is a political statement (2009, p. 147). This implies the political nature of museums and its connection with colonialism, in the way that museum collections comprise of objects considered valuable by the colonial power’s perspective. Proceeding from these concepts, my aim is to focus on the analysis of Indonesian collections in the National Museum of Indonesia and the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden. To be more particular, the thesis seeks to enquiry the repatriation of objects as well as museum collaboration and how these affect the relationship between the two museums, and the two countries. In doing so, the thesis will also look into the practice of collecting, the birth of museums, and the debate over cultural ownership as the foundation to proceed to the discussion about repatriation, museum collaboration, and shared cultural inheritance.Show less
This thesis will be an attempt to gather information on pesticide use and residues in Dutch museum collections. No publications are known so far that have examined this, but much research has been...Show moreThis thesis will be an attempt to gather information on pesticide use and residues in Dutch museum collections. No publications are known so far that have examined this, but much research has been done in the United States. The thesis will try to find a cause for the difference in this amount of research. The conservation history of museums in the United States and the Netherlands will be compared, to find out how much conservation methods in both countries overlap, and which pesticides can be expected in Dutch museums. Interviews with Dutch museum personnel are presented as sources of information for pesticide use and troubles in Dutch ethnographic museums. Ways to detect pesticide residues are discussed, since this has proved to be the only way to determine if pesticide residues are present and to estimate the dangers these residues pose to human health. To eliminate changes of poisoning by pesticide residues, objects can be handled in different ways, these different ways of handling are discussed. The ways objects with pesticide residues are handled in the United States and the Netherlands are compared. The most certain way to prevent poisoning with pesticide residues is to clean the residue from the object. Several methods for mitigation and remediation of pesticide residues are briefly described and discussed. Ethical codes and questions are also presented, because ethical issues are a part of the problem too. The ethical codes used for museums and conservators in the United States and the Netherlands are compared, as well as the ethical issues found in both countries that are related to pesticide residues on museum objects. Furthermore, the ethical codes will be analyzed to see if they are sufficient enough to deal with the problems created by pesticide residues on museum objects. Lastly, the legislation that regulates repatriation in both the United States and the Netherlands is described and compared, and proven to be the reason for the difference in the amount of research and publications between the two countries.Show less
The aim of this study is to shed more light on the Collection G.N.V. of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, in Leiden. To make this possible this thesis starts off with a global overview of...Show moreThe aim of this study is to shed more light on the Collection G.N.V. of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, in Leiden. To make this possible this thesis starts off with a global overview of the history of the collections of the Museum in Chapter 2. In Chapter 3 the Collection G.N.V. is briefly introduced to the reader, together with an overview of the people who played a main role within the formation of the Collection: the triangle Martinus Nijhoff, Johannes Verschoor and the Museum. One element the author wished to research is how this Collection came together between 1886 and 1896 and how it came into the hands of the museum, as is debated in Chapter 4. In this triangle the Museum bought the antiquities, through the guidance and mediations of Nijhoff, from the Dutchman Verschoor. Verschoor was a doctor who lived in Naples, where he purchased antiquities that came to his attention through individual collectors, art dealers and his customers. The antiques originate both from trade and direct from archaeological digs. Chapter 5 – in which the second element of the research will be accounted for – shows how the acquisition of the Collection G.N.V. would not be accepted into both the ethical framework, and the legislations, which Museums nowadays deal with. The biggest concern within the purchase of these objects, that would not be accepted today, is the lack of knowledge about the context and the ownership history of the objects. All of the above is considered in the last chapter, Chapter 6. An Appendix is added to illustrate the overview of the Collection G.N.V in a schematic way. Appendix I is a list of the 14 different acquisitions of the Collection, Appendix II serves to give a complete picture of the antiquities in the Collection G.N.V and Appendix III shows a list of the communication about the Collection in the Archive of the Museum.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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This Thesis analyses the making of an exhibition in the Volkenkunde Museum with regards to the visitors of the museum. This Thesis gives the answer to the following research question: How does the...Show moreThis Thesis analyses the making of an exhibition in the Volkenkunde Museum with regards to the visitors of the museum. This Thesis gives the answer to the following research question: How does the Volkenkunde Museum in Leiden attract visitors during the making of an exhibition?Show less
The focus of the thesis is to research what kind of influence the debate on the value of pottery versus metal from the 1980s has had on our current view of Greek archaeology, its material culture...Show moreThe focus of the thesis is to research what kind of influence the debate on the value of pottery versus metal from the 1980s has had on our current view of Greek archaeology, its material culture and how this is presented to the public in museums. By reviewing literature from the last three decades, an overview is given of what different scholars’ opinions are and where this debate is standing now. A summary of the thesis of Vladimir Stissi will provide answers and arguments for most of the statements used in the discussion. He offers a possible solutions for the problem of the value of pottery, calling figure decorated wares a semi-luxury. Finally, a small research is done, analyzing the Greek collections of six museums to find out how ceramic vases are displayed. Most objects are arranged chronologically and themes being told by depictions on vases. Metal or plain examples are absent in most museum, due to the fact that these items were difficult to collect in the earlier days or were not considered valuable or pretty. Museums play a large part in how the public sees the ancient Greek culture. Displaying different sorts of material, connecting them and making more use of texts, will change the way how ancient times were considered by the present public.Show less
