Sustaining Cultural Heritage by Means of Museums in an Ever-Changing World

Abstract

The main objective of this comparative study is to understand and analyse the sustainability perspectives of museums in France, Canada, Sweden, Turkey and Greece. By adopting a qualitative research approach, data were gathered from eleven museum officials in five different countries. As an interesting result of the study, an advanced use of technology was seen at the oldest museum of the research sample. Overall, the comparative analysis revealed that general sustainability efforts, use of technology in presenting cultural heritage and active participation of visitors to the museum activities need to be improved and paid more attention at some of the museums. The increase in the number of museum activities contributes to the understanding of how cultural heritage can be sustained. The study sheds a light on the inside of changing museology and offers suggestions to the researchers in this field. ÖzÇalışmanın temel amacı, Yunanistan, Türkiye, İsveç, Kanada ve Fransa'daki müzelerin sürdürülebilirlik kavramına bakış açılarını anlamak ve analiz etmektir. Niteliksel araştırma yöntemleri kullanılmış, 5 farklı ülkede 11 müze yetkilisi ile derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılarak veriler toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın ilginç bir sonucu olarak, araştırma örneklemindeki en eski müzede, ileri teknoloji kullanımı görülmüştür. Karşılaştırmalı analizlerin ortaya çıkardığı sonuçlara göre; müze faaliyetlerine ziyaretçilerin aktif katılımının, kültürel mirası sunarken teknoloji kullanımının ve genel sürdürülebilirlik çabalarının geliştirilmesi ve bazı müzelerde daha dikkatle ele alınması gerekmektedir. Müze etkinliklerinin sayısındaki artışın, kültürel mirasın nasıl sürdürüleceğinin anlaşılmasına katkısı olmaktadır. Çalışmada, değişen müzeciliğin içyüzüne ışık tutulmaya çalışılmakta, alandaki araştırmacılara önerilerde bulunulmaktadır.

Sustainable museums: a new paradigm for the 21st century from the perspective of museum professionals and visitors

“…It presents and reinforces the importance of the fine arts and visual culture in the value system of the global community, increasing self-generated revenue (Tate Modern). The findings of previous authors Ferika and Nazli 2018) are confirmed by the mission statements, which emphasize that although achieving economic stability is a challenge, it is an important prerequisite for addressing other dimensions of sustainability.…”

“…The economic sustainability of museums is mostly understood in the literature in terms of funding, but it is important to complement this with the role of the market and the impact of innovation and technology (Fehér et al 2021). However, achieving economic stability is a challenge for museums, and in many cases, therefore museum managers do not address the issue of sustainability (Ferika & Nazli 2018). However, we also see approaches where museums take advantage of the competitive advantage of the term 'being green' .…”

A framework for knowledge sharing in the art world in Zimbabwe

“…The programme also supports artists to participate at international exhibitions. Art collection and preservation: the NGZ has a museum that manages a collection of pre-colonial to contemporary art of all forms including sculpture. Its role is to exhibit legitimate artworks and preserve cultural achievements of the past (Özer Sarı and Nazlı, 2018: 3, 6–9). Thus, observes Joy and Sherry (2003:162) that the inclusion of an artist's works in a collection of a museum is an endorsement of the quality of the artworks. Arts education: Through the Education Department, NGZ conducts workshops and lectures on different visual art subjects; Conducts guided tours through an outreach programme; Runs annual schools’ art exhibitions, and; Hosts the National Gallery School of Visual Arts and Design (NGSVAD) that offers training in different fields of art practice at diploma level. Indigenous communities of practice: these are the springboard of collective art activities of informal visual artists.…”

“…Art collection and preservation: the NGZ has a museum that manages a collection of pre-colonial to contemporary art of all forms including sculpture. Its role is to exhibit legitimate artworks and preserve cultural achievements of the past (Özer Sarı and Nazlı, 2018: 3, 6–9). Thus, observes Joy and Sherry (2003:162) that the inclusion of an artist's works in a collection of a museum is an endorsement of the quality of the artworks.…”