Abstract

In June 2019, Madagascar was chosen as a host country for a RE-ORG programme, a method developed by ICCROM and UNESCO and applied transnationally to help museums to improve the management of their collections in storage. This activity, initiated by UNESCO, was financed by the government of Japan and carried out by the Ministry of Communication and Culture in Madagascar.

In December 1995, the Rova of Antananarivo, which housed the historic Queen’s Palace, was destroyed by a fire. Thirty per cent of the collections saved from the flames were transferred to the Prime Minister’s Andafiavaratra Palace, now a museum. For over two decades, the unexhibited collections were stored in unstructured rooms that did not comply with principles of preventive conservation.

Putting theory into practice, the RE-ORG method was applied to the royal collections at the Andafiavaratra Museum in 2019. The project primarily involved the reorganisation of the storage rooms and training during two weeks for Malagasy museum staff. A unique approach was taken: the 26 participants from 12 museums returned to their respective museums when their training was completed with the intention to reorganise or create their own storage facilities.

The RE-ORG project in Madagascar led the ICOM National Committee to a general review of Malagasy museums. This case study shows how improving storage areas in Malagasy museums led to greater awareness among the local museum community and visitors on the importance of preserving cultural heritage.

摘要

2019 年 6 月，马达加斯加被选为 RE-ORG 计划的东道国，该计划由 ICCROM 和联合国教科文组织开发，并被跨国应用，以帮助博物馆改善其存储藏品的管理。这项活动由联合国教科文组织发起，由日本政府资助，由马达加斯加通信和文化部实施。

1995 年 12 月，历史悠久的女王宫所在的塔那那利佛的 Rova 被大火烧毁。从大火中保存下来的藏品中有 30% 被转移到了总理的安达菲瓦拉特拉宫，现在是一个博物馆。二十多年来，未展出的藏品被存放在不符合预防性保护原则的非结构化房间中。

将理论付诸实践，RE-ORG 方法于 2019 年应用于安达菲瓦拉特拉博物馆的皇家收藏。该项目主要涉及对马达加斯加博物馆工作人员进行为期两周的储藏室重组和培训。采取了一种独特的方法：来自 12 家博物馆的 26 名参与者在培训结束后返回各自的博物馆，打算重组或创建自己的存储设施。

马达加斯加的 RE-ORG 项目促使 ICOM 国家委员会对马达加斯加博物馆进行了全面审查。本案例研究展示了改善马达加斯加博物馆的存储区域如何提高当地博物馆社区和游客对保护文化遗产重要性的认识。