Cultural Object Stores Project Report
For Now and Forever - Cultural Object Stores Project Report
Report on emerging and current needs for Aboriginal cultural stores and repositories in Western Australia.
Wallace, Greg & Akerman, Kim (2008). For Now and Forever – an analysis of current and emerging needs for Aboriginal cultural stores and repositories in Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
In 2006 the Cultural Objects Stores Project was carried out by the Museum Assistance Program of the Western Australian Museum as a partnership project. The project entailed a review of cultural stores established to date and consultation with cultural custodians in the Western Desert, Kimberley and Pilbara. For Now and Forever presents the findings of the project.
The project was initiated on behalf of group of key stakeholders with a mutual interest in having to hand a set of sustainable options for storage of various types of Aboriginal cultural material. Key stakeholders included: the Western Australian Museum, BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Pilbara Iron (Rio Tinto Iron Ore), Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre, Department of Indigenous Affairs and Pilbara Indigenous Coordination Centre. The project would not have been possible without the financial commitments and other support provided both by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
For Now and Forever identifies the scope of current and emerging needs for cultural material holdings and preservation, identifies key principles required to address these needs and makes strategic as well as operational recommendations.
For Now and Forever also provides operational recommendations and guidelines to assist stakeholders and custodians to meet different sorts of needs.
-The executive summary brings together up-front the key principles, key findings and strategic recommendations to assist decision makers. Issues covered include: liaison processes and cultural protocols; archaeological repositories and sustainable building design
-The body of the report provides the substance behind the key principles, key findings and strategic recommendations and provides operational recommendations to assist decision implementers.
-The appendices provide further in-depth information as well as resources to assist parties involved in considering various types of projects aiming to protect Aboriginal movable cultural material.
A limited number of printed copies of For Now and Forever are also available from BHP Billiton Iron Ore; Pilbara Iron (RTIO) and the Museum Assistance Program for use by people and organisations concerned with Aboriginal cultural stores projects.
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