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Museum in Yaren, Nauru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
0°32′49″S 166°54′59″ENauru Museum or Naoero Museum is the national museum of the Republic of Nauru. Located in Yaren, the museum formally opened on 30 January 2019.[1][2]
Nauru Museum | |
Formation | January 30, 2019 |
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Purpose | Preserve Nauru's culture and heritage |
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Based on a private collection of Second World War material, the museum was initially funded by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.[3] The museum closed in the 2000s due to disputes over land.[3] In 2014, strategy for a new museum was presented to UNESCO's Framework Convention for Climate Change, as part of the government of Nauru's aim to "preserve Nauruan language and cultural heritage".[4]
The collection is made up of historic objects, items relating to the island during the Second World War, objects relating to radio and police, as well as a photographic collection.[3][2] In 2019 Nauru Museum publicly appealed for more objects to be donated to the collection.[2]
Due to a legacy of colonial exploitation,[5] much Nauru's photographic archive and material culture is held in foreign institutions, some of which include: the British Museum;[6] Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa;[7] the Metropolitan Museum of Art;[8] Israel Museum.[9] The National Museum of Australia has collected objects relating to Nauru's refugee crisis.[10]