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National Museum Of Vanuatu
The National Museum of Vanuatu ( bi, Nasonal Miusium blong Vanuatu) is located in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre (VCC) in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It specializes in exhibits relating to the culture and history of this group of islands in the South Pacific. It is unique amongst Pacific national cultural institutions for rejecting many aspects of European museology, and creating new ways of working which value ''kastom'' practices. Background The Vanuatu Cultural Centre was founded in 1959. From its inception, it was designed to encompass a National Museum of Vanuatu. By 1960 a Board of Management was established with British, French and ni-Vanuatu members. In the early years the museum focussed on exhibitions, mostly of collections formed by colonisers. Its first site was on the waterfront of Port Vila. In 1989 leadership of the museum passed from the expatriate anthropologist Kirk Huffman, to ni-Vanuatu Jack Keitadi. Official opening In 1995 the VCC and the museum moved to a new pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Museums
A national museum is a museum maintained and funded by a national government. In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In other countries a much greater number of museums are run by the central government. The following is an incomplete list of national museums: Albania The Albanian government operates several national museums, including: * National History Museum (Albania) * National Museum of Education (Albania) * National Museum of Medieval Art (Albania) * Marubi National Museum of Photography Argentina The Argentinian Ministry of Culture operates several national museums, including: * Historical House of the Independence Museum *Museo Casa de Rogelio Yrurtia *Museo Mitre *Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires) *National Historical Museum (Argentina) *National Museum of Decorative Arts * National Museum of the Cabildo and the May Revolution *Sarmiento Historical Museum A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |