TY - JOUR
T1 - The challenges and needs of museums in safeguarding underwater cultural heritage
AU - Cho, Hyojung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2014/10/20
Y1 - 2014/10/20
N2 - Underwater cultural heritage is an old subject, yet there are still many challenges for museums in conducting best practices for dealing with collections from underwater. Museums in the United States (US) face difficulties due to conflicts between national policies and the ethics recommended by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Council of Museums. To raise awareness of this critical issue in the US museum community, this research reviews the impacts of the related national policies, as well as the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, identifies the hardships for the museums, and recommends the role of service organizations to provide future direction.
AB - Underwater cultural heritage is an old subject, yet there are still many challenges for museums in conducting best practices for dealing with collections from underwater. Museums in the United States (US) face difficulties due to conflicts between national policies and the ethics recommended by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Council of Museums. To raise awareness of this critical issue in the US museum community, this research reviews the impacts of the related national policies, as well as the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, identifies the hardships for the museums, and recommends the role of service organizations to provide future direction.
KW - Abandoned Shipwreck Act
KW - collections conservation
KW - cultural resource management
KW - marine archaeology
KW - museum ethics
KW - underwater cultural heritage
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84911997636&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09647775.2014.957480
DO - 10.1080/09647775.2014.957480
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84911997636
VL - 29
SP - 429
EP - 444
JO - Museum Management and Curatorship
JF - Museum Management and Curatorship
SN - 0964-7775
IS - 5
ER -