Limited technology and unlimited results from National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah collection and its sustainability for future generations accessibility |
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| Nagmeldeen Hamza |
- Abstract:
- Collection at National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah RAK face many challenges and such this research promote the first organized step to learn and apply a strategy to face these challenges. The museum hold Ethnographical, archaeobotanical and archaeological material relating to the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah provides an interesting insight into the history and traditions of this area for this we are looking for providing practical tools and building capacity to achieve sustainable development in conservation and preservation for future generations accessibility and this research about Collections Sustainability is a great opportunity to start with, and help and ensure that our museum can play their part to the fullest. Most of the collection were kept in storages and little were displayed. The research strategy was to made a condition assessment for the collection and divided them according to the priority of conservation, used for exhibitions rotation with the collection which already in display to reduce the damage effect on it and present a new vision about the hidden collection at the museum .two types of Collection were discussed here, the materials which are highly vulnerable to decay and loss and need a physical intervention for preservation and conservation such as the weapons and collection from excavation and the other type of materials which are not able to have a physical intervention and need offered to digital preservation such as archaeobotanical remains/seeds and herbarium collection.
- Download:
- IMEKO-MetroArchaeo-2023-029.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.029
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 MetroArchaeo 2023
- Title:
IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Place:
- Rome, ITALY
- Time:
- 19 October 2023 - 21 October 2023