Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History, 2016, Nr 14, pages 13–22

Natural Objects in Museums: Museological Analysis of Legal Definitions. — Riabchykova, F. D.

doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/vnm.2016.14.013

author(s): Riabchykova, F. D. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7237-1666
Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University (Lutsk, Ukraine)

Summary:

The article analyzes the content of legal definitions of the terms "potential museum object" and "museum object" fixed in the Ukrainian law. It was found that they do not comply with the basis of natural museology because they do not take into consideration a significant part of natural objects which are in the field of museum activities. According to the norms of the national law, entire museum collections (e.g. soil, petrographic collection; as well as some natural samples) found themselves outside of the field of law. In addition, the overwhelming majority of potential natural objects do not subject to the valid legal definition "potential museum object". The author presents determinations of terms “museum object”, “natural preparation” which are fixed in natural museum studies. The interpretation approaches of these terms, particularly as “objects of nature”, “natural monuments”, “natural samples”, “natural things” were revised. The author proposes to define the content of the terms "museum objects" and "potential museum object" in following ways: a) in the natural museology through the concept "object of nature"; b) in the legal field through the concept of "object".

Keywords:

legal definition, natural museology, museum object, potential museum object, natural preparation.

Corresponding author address:

F. D. Riabchykova; Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University; Volya Avenue 13, Lutsk, 43025 Ukraine; e-mail: etnografia@ukr.net

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