Nauru Museum
History
Based on a private collection of Second World War material, the museum was initially funded by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. 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".
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, much Nauru's photographic archive and material culture is held in foreign institutions, some of which include: the British Museum; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Israel Museum. The National Museum of Australia has collected objects relating to Nauru's refugee crisis.
References
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- ^ PacificWrecks.com. "Pacific Wrecks - Photo Album". pacificwrecks.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ Republic of Nauru: Second National Communication (PDF). Republic of Nauru. 2014.
- ^ Lohmann, Jack. "The Republic of Nauru and the Legitimacy of Existence". www.focusongeography.org. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "Basket (Egadakua)". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "Nauru or Marshall Islands | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem". www.imj.org.il. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "Collection Explorer". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 2021-04-15.