"Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage
Zimbabwe has a rich railway heritage that includes rail engines, wagons, coaches, trolleys, ticket rooms, rail stations, and tracks. The National Railway Museum of Zimbabwe (NRMZ) has a long history in providing railway transport and have contributed to the social, economic, and political lives of Z...
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| author | Simbarashe Shadreck Chitima |
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| description | Zimbabwe has a rich railway heritage that includes rail engines, wagons, coaches, trolleys, ticket rooms, rail stations, and tracks. The National Railway Museum of Zimbabwe (NRMZ) has a long history in providing railway transport and have contributed to the social, economic, and political lives of Zimbabweans. The NRMZ is the only institution that collects, preserve, and display railway heritage. This study investigates the effectiveness of the NRMZ in conserving railway heritage. This study employed qualitative research methodology. It is revealed that railway collections are deteriorating at unprecedented levels. The major agents of deterioration include relative humidity, temperature, pollution, pests and rodents as well as human factors. The study concludes that the NRMZ is employing ineffective conservation strategies and the museum is likely to lose more collections if they do not prioritize preventive conservation, develop collections, and disaster management policies. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-53382022-12-21T14:11:43Z "Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage Simbarashe Shadreck Chitima Midlands State University Zimbabwe The National Railway Museum of Zimbabwe Railway heritage Zimbabwe has a rich railway heritage that includes rail engines, wagons, coaches, trolleys, ticket rooms, rail stations, and tracks. The National Railway Museum of Zimbabwe (NRMZ) has a long history in providing railway transport and have contributed to the social, economic, and political lives of Zimbabweans. The NRMZ is the only institution that collects, preserve, and display railway heritage. This study investigates the effectiveness of the NRMZ in conserving railway heritage. This study employed qualitative research methodology. It is revealed that railway collections are deteriorating at unprecedented levels. The major agents of deterioration include relative humidity, temperature, pollution, pests and rodents as well as human factors. The study concludes that the NRMZ is employing ineffective conservation strategies and the museum is likely to lose more collections if they do not prioritize preventive conservation, develop collections, and disaster management policies. 18 2 2022-12-21T14:11:42Z 2022-12-21T14:11:42Z 2021-10-25 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5338 https://doi.org/10.1177/15501906211052717 en Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals 1550-1906 open SAGE Publications |
| spellingShingle | Zimbabwe The National Railway Museum of Zimbabwe Railway heritage Simbarashe Shadreck Chitima "Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage |
| title | "Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage |
| title_full | "Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage |
| title_fullStr | "Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage |
| title_short | "Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage |
| title_sort | "engines and wagons”: the challenges and options of conserving railway heritage |
| topic | Zimbabwe The National Railway Museum of Zimbabwe Railway heritage |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5338 https://doi.org/10.1177/15501906211052717 |
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