Essays about: "museum storage"

Found 5 essays containing the words museum storage.

1. 1. Cloud Computing and the GLAM sector : A case study of the new Digital Archive Project of Åland Maritime Museum.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Ubaid Ali Faruqi; [2023]
   Keywords : Cloud computing technology; Amazon Web Services AWS ; Data storage; AWS Simple Storage Service S3 ; Low-cost-high-storage; Prototype creation; Preservation and access; Sustainable Digitization; Scalability; Readiness for adapting; GLAM sector; User Experience UX ;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the benefits and drawbacks of cloud computing technology within the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) sector of Sweden and Finland. It employs the case study of the recently developed and launched Digital Archive Project at Åland Maritime Museum which leveraged the Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology stack to provide a cloud-based digital platform for the museum's archival materials. READ MORE

3. 2. Accessible preservation: An investigation of conditions for public access to museum collections in storage

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Anna Djuvfelt; [2022-07-05]
   Keywords : collections management; peoples-centred conservation; accessibility; museum storage; systems theory;

   Abstract : The societal role of museums has changed through time. As of 2022, ICOM is in the process of developing an updated museum definition. The proposal for a new definition emphasizes that museums are institutions in service of society, inclusive and accessible to the public. READ MORE

4. 3. Piranesi’s Opere at the Gothenburg Museum of Art

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Ilja Östergren; [2022-07-05]
   Keywords : Gothenburg museum of art; Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Francesco Piranesi; collection survey methods; preservation of books and paper material;

   Abstract : The collection of the Gothenburg Museum of Art contains a set of 18 bindings described as being a near-complete edition of 18th century etcher Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s work, as a whole titled the Opere. Previous documentation is sparse. READ MORE

5. 4. The Choirproject Considerations for the storage of a composite contemporary artwork: Tilda Lovell’s The Choirproject

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Lee Andersson; [2021-07-16]
   Keywords : conservation; rubber; anoxia; cold storage; Gothenburg Museum of Art;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates alternatives for storing of the contemporary artwork Tilda Lovell’s artwork The Choirproject by artist Tilda Lovell. The piece consists of a video and nine sculptures in composite materials, predominantly bones but also notably a rubber balloon and wax. READ MORE

6. 5. Law and Care The relationship between contemporary Nordic firearms law and conservation.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Victor Klinge; [2018-06-25]
   Keywords : Firearms conservation; Firearm laws; Defence museums; Caring for firearms; Conservation and Law; Nordic firearms law and conservation; Storing firearms;

   Abstract : The objective of this study is to research the care and storage of firearms requiring a license in various museums in the Nordic countries. With increasingly strict gun laws in place within Europe, the question is raised whether museums manage to find a balance between their country´s gun laws and the conservation care, they would like to provide to their collections of modern firearms that fall under these laws. READ MORE