Lidorkini Museum

The Lidorkini Museum was a museum in Kolonia on the island of Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Lidorkini Museum

Type	National museum
Location	Kolonia, Pohnpei
Area served	Federated States of Micronesia
Services	Cultural heritage

History

The first iteration of the Lidorkini Museum opened in June 1976, under its former name, Ponape Museum.^[1] It closed several years later due to two factors: lack of support from the state and an additional challenge in that local communities did not see the museum as relevant to their lives.^[2] The museum and its collections also suffered flood damage. By 1988 the collections were moved into storage by Russel Brulotte, to a building owned by the Department of Lands.^[3]

The museum re-opened in June 1992.^[4] It was established by Pensile Lawrence.^[5][6] In 1994 the museum transferred from the Department of Land of the FSM, to the Department of Education.^[7] The curator at this time was Yasuo I. Yamada.^[7] The museum was close to the Pohnpei Tax and Revenue Office, the Department of Education and Spanish Wall Park.^[8] The museum closed in 2012.^[9]

Collection

The museum collection included cultural objects, such as adzes and shell pounders, as well as archaeological artefacts such as pottery sherds and beads from the site of Nan Madol.^[10] The collection also included Second World War material, including a Japanese tank, as well as engineering braces from the German Bell Tower.^[11]

References

1. Woodworth, Stephen C. (1980). Navigating the Micronesian Culture Area: A Guide to Source Materials. Historic Preservation Office, Trust Territory Headquarters.
2. Putt, Neal (2001-06-01). "Heritage conservation in the Pacific Islands". Studies in Conservation. 46 (sup1): 61–72. doi:10.1179/sic.2001.46.Supplement-1.61. ISSN 0039-3630. S2CID 218661728.
3. Dark, Philip J.C. (1988). "Museums in Micronesia". Pacific Arts Newsletter (26): 12–20. ISSN 0111-5774. JSTOR 23408934.
4. "News Shorts" (PDF). Nahlikend en Leng. 1 (1). 1994.
5. Society, Kroeber Anthropological (1981). Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers (PDF). Kroeber Anthropological Society.
6. Kiste, Robert; Marshall, Mac (1999-03-01). American Anthropology in Micronesia: An Assessment. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-6142-1.
7. Yamada, Yasuo (1994). "Lidorkini Museum Transfered [sic]" (PDF). Nahlikend en Leng. 1 (3).
8. Hezel, Francis X. (2001-05-01). The New Shape of Old Island Cultures: A Half Century of Social Change in Micronesia. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2393-1.
9. "Green Travel Guide to Micronesia - How to Visit Sustainably". ecofriendlytravels.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
10. Hunt, Errol (2000). South Pacific. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-0-86442-717-5.
11. The Rehabilitation of the German Bell Tower. Pohnpei State Division of Historic Preservation & Cultural Affairs. 1999.

External links

• Alamy: Japanese tank at the Lidorkini Museum