Nauru Museum | |
Formation | January 30, 2019 |
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Purpose | Preserve Nauru's culture and heritage |
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0°32′49″S 166°54′59″E / 0.54694°S 166.91639°ENauru Museum or Naoero Museum is the national museum of the Republic of Nauru. Located in Yaren, the museum formally opened on 30 January 2019. [1] [2]
Based on a private collection of Second World War material, the museum was initially funded by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. [3] The museum closed in the 2000s due to disputes over land. [3] 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". [4]
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. [3] [2] In 2019 Nauru Museum publicly appealed for more objects to be donated to the collection. [2]
Due to a legacy of colonial exploitation, [5] much Nauru's photographic archive and material culture is held in foreign institutions, some of which include: the British Museum; [6] Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa; [7] the Metropolitan Museum of Art; [8] Israel Museum. [9] The National Museum of Australia has collected objects relating to Nauru's refugee crisis. [10]
Nauru Museum | |
Formation | January 30, 2019 |
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Purpose | Preserve Nauru's culture and heritage |
Location |
|
0°32′49″S 166°54′59″E / 0.54694°S 166.91639°ENauru Museum or Naoero Museum is the national museum of the Republic of Nauru. Located in Yaren, the museum formally opened on 30 January 2019. [1] [2]
Based on a private collection of Second World War material, the museum was initially funded by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. [3] The museum closed in the 2000s due to disputes over land. [3] 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". [4]
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. [3] [2] In 2019 Nauru Museum publicly appealed for more objects to be donated to the collection. [2]
Due to a legacy of colonial exploitation, [5] much Nauru's photographic archive and material culture is held in foreign institutions, some of which include: the British Museum; [6] Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa; [7] the Metropolitan Museum of Art; [8] Israel Museum. [9] The National Museum of Australia has collected objects relating to Nauru's refugee crisis. [10]