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Role Of Museum In The Preservation Of Knowledge
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1.4 PURPOSE
The purpose of this work is to look at
the role of museum in preservation of knowledge making specific
reference to the national museum of colonial history, Aba.
The
project is also aimed at stimulating discussions on some of the issues
raised so that museum can play its proper role and also to enable the
public understand what that role is.
This study will among other things examine the following:
(a) The reasons for setting the museum at Aba
(b) Find out the extent to which recession in the economy of the country affected the growth and management of the museum.
(c) Find out the significance of the museum to the country.
(d) Find out the various processes involved in the collection of the objects.
(e) Identity the major problems militating against the effective use of the museum.
(f) Attempt suggestions on how these problems could be alleviated.
1.5 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The specific objectives of the study are as follows:
1) To ascertain the existence of preservation programme in the museum under study.
2) To find out if they have a preservation policy.
3) To determine the strategies use in preserving knowledge
4) To fin out if they collaborate with other heritage institutions in the preservations of knowledge.
5) To find out the challenges experienced in the course of preserving knowledge.
1.6 SCOPE
Although,
there is quite a handful of museum as scattered all over the country
but considering the purpose of the study, the researcher has limited the
work only to the National Museum of colonial history Aba. In spite of
the numerous museums in the country, this paper based on general
observations and data collected from the national museum Aba. This was
necessary so that an indepth study could be made within the time
available for this project.
The major areas of concentration include the management and collections of the museum.
1.7 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions were formulated to guide the study:
1. Is there any preservation programme in your museum?
2. Do you have a preservation policy?
3. What are the strategies used in the preservation of knowledge?
4. Do you collaborate with other institutions to preserve knowledge?
5. What are the problems usually encountered in the course of preserving knowledge?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The purpose of this study is to look at the role museums play in the preservation of knowledge.In doing this, the author tended to discuss briefly the general museum, making specific reference to the national museum of colonial history Aba.The study pinpoints some of the problems militating against the museum.It also examines the crucial and inevitable impacts of objects in knowledge preservation and also sees museum as a indispensable agency in the national development.Finally, the study goes o ... Continue reading---
