The National Archaeology Collection of the Art & History Museum (Brussels, Belgium)
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Authors
Claes, Britt
Discipline
History and Archaeology
Audience
Scientific
Date
2023Publisher
L’ERMA di Brestchneider ®
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The National Archaeology Collections Inventory Project (NACIP), launched in 2012 and financially supported by the Belgian Science Policy Office, was motivated by the deteriorated condition of the depots housing the National Archaeology Collection at the Art & History Museum in Brussels. The lack of a comprehensive and standardized inventory had been a significant impediment to efficient collection management. With the assistance of five additional employees, over 135,000 items have been identified and removed from their previous storage facilities. Following the renovation of the depots, these items were carefully placed into more than 1,900 new and entirely suitable containers. Today, the collection is easily accessible through a digitized inventory, encompassing approximately 30,000 records. Museum staff and researchers now enjoy online access to this inventory, facilitating both efficient collection ma nagement and fostering new scientific research.
Citation
Claes B., 2023, The National Archaeology Collection of the Art & History Museum (Brussels, Belgium), in: Proceedings of the Conference "Depositi In-visibili. Dalla Catalogazione alla fruizione", Editorial Series of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo, Rome, p. 445-451 (Foro Romano – Palatino. Studi e Ricerche, 1).
Type
Article
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng