2021 Session 9: Museums, Public Outreach and Conservation
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Title
2021 Session 9: Museums, Public Outreach and Conservation
Subject
Session 9 papers
Description
Abstract
Trade along the Maritime Silk Road has been going on for many centuries. Museum collections show a visible record of objects that were traded and historical sources provide important information of how this developed over time. Since the 1970’s many shipwrecks have been discovered that give an even better understanding of this intricate network. While more and more of these shipwreck are now being excavated in an archaeological manner, in the past most of them were salvaged for mainly commercial purposes. Many of these pieces have end up in museum collections. In this session several museums and institutions will give their approach on how they present this material, whether from an archaeological excavation, a commercial salvage or both. Which issues are addressed and what message do they convey to a wider public? The Princessehof will present about their current exhibition Sunken Treasures showing ceramic cargo from various shipwrecks. Featured will be a selection of 7 shipwrecks – from the 9th to 19th century – that show the long and rich history of the Maritime Silk Road. To highlight the vital role of underwater archaeology to preserve this history the museum cooperates with the Dutch Cultural Agency (RCE). The RCE will provide their view in this session on presenting this kind of material and the issues that come at play, including the controversy involved. The National Museum of Korea will present about the Sinan shipwreck. In 2016 the museum had a major exhibition on the Sinan shipwreck, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the excavation in 1976. It marked the beginning of underwater archaeology in Korea. The museum now still has a permanent display to tell the story of this remarkable find that contained crucial information on trade between China and Japan in the 14th century.
Session Organizers:
Eline van den Berg
Youngmi Kim
Martijn Manders
Trade along the Maritime Silk Road has been going on for many centuries. Museum collections show a visible record of objects that were traded and historical sources provide important information of how this developed over time. Since the 1970’s many shipwrecks have been discovered that give an even better understanding of this intricate network. While more and more of these shipwreck are now being excavated in an archaeological manner, in the past most of them were salvaged for mainly commercial purposes. Many of these pieces have end up in museum collections. In this session several museums and institutions will give their approach on how they present this material, whether from an archaeological excavation, a commercial salvage or both. Which issues are addressed and what message do they convey to a wider public? The Princessehof will present about their current exhibition Sunken Treasures showing ceramic cargo from various shipwrecks. Featured will be a selection of 7 shipwrecks – from the 9th to 19th century – that show the long and rich history of the Maritime Silk Road. To highlight the vital role of underwater archaeology to preserve this history the museum cooperates with the Dutch Cultural Agency (RCE). The RCE will provide their view in this session on presenting this kind of material and the issues that come at play, including the controversy involved. The National Museum of Korea will present about the Sinan shipwreck. In 2016 the museum had a major exhibition on the Sinan shipwreck, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the excavation in 1976. It marked the beginning of underwater archaeology in Korea. The museum now still has a permanent display to tell the story of this remarkable find that contained crucial information on trade between China and Japan in the 14th century.
Session Organizers:
Eline van den Berg
Youngmi Kim
Martijn Manders
Creator
Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
November 2021
Language
English
Rights Holder
Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage
Date Copyrighted
November 2021
Collection Items
Sunken Treasures – Shipwrecks and the Maritime Silk Road
In 2019 the exhibition Sunken Treasures was organised at the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics. Featured are the ceramic cargoes of eight shipwrecks - from the 9th to 19th century - that show the long and rich history of the Maritime Silk…
A Museum Project: Case Study of the National Museum of Prehistory, Taiwan of the ‘The Voyage 30,000 Years Ago” Project and Oceanic Environmental Education Program
The National Museum of Prehistory (NMP) in Taiwan is the only national museum in eastern Taiwan and an important anthropology museum. The NMP has been working together with the National Museum of Nature and Science in Japan during three years to…
Collection Tree
- Proceedings of the 2021 Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage
- 2021 Session 9: Museums, Public Outreach and Conservation