Workshop Summary by Nora Al-Badri, Jan Nikolai Nelles and Sarah Powell for sharing is caring (Hamburg, 2017). http://sharecare.nu/hamburg-2017/

1. Reuse of Cultural Heritage:A ChallengingTopic
Nora Al-Badri, Jan Nikolai Nelles,Artists,Berlin
Sarah Powell, Rightsspecialistat Auckland War Memorial Museum
The OtherNefertiti is a 3D-printedreplicaof the Nefertiti Bust,anancientEgyptianartifacthousedin
the NeuesMuseuminBerlin.The artwork’screationentailedthe release of ahigh-resolution3D
data file thatwassharedfreelyonthe internet.The work,asthe artistsstate,standsas proof of
colonial pillagingandchallengesnotionsof national ownership;itconsidersthe role of copyingin
preservationandaccesstoevidence inrelationtoglobal heritage.The projectreceivedwidemedia
coverage forits unauthorized3Dscanof the artifact inside the museumanditspublicrelease
despite the copyrightholder’sexclusivereproductionrights.Withtheirinputthe artistswill discuss
whyin theiropinionthe copyingof artifactsinphysical anddigital formspointstothe ever-
improvingtechnical reproductionof evidence andhow authenticitycanbe discussedopenlyin
online forums.The sharingandcollaborative preservationavoidrestrictionsandsuppressionof
evidence.
At the AucklandWar Memorial Museum, New Zealand’sfirstanditslargestregional museumeven
afterhavingestablishedanopenlicensingpolicy andhavingreleased18openlyavailable 3Dmodels
on Sketchfab the reuse of cultural material canstill be challenging.Inmanycases,the issue isnot
copyright,butcultural sensitivityandtherefore the museumdevelopedanindigenousrights
statementsforimagesof Māori and Pacifictaonga.In these cases theyassignaspecial licence where
theyknowthat itis appropriate.These statementsknownascultural permissionsstatementhelp
people understandthatwe are lettingthemview suchobjectsbuttheycannotreuse the images,
evenif theyare out of copyright.
Workshopsummary
Nora Al-Badri andJanNikolai Nellesintroduced TheOtherNefertitiartisticprojectand gave a
detailedtheoretical viewpointastotheirmotivationsforscanningthe bustof Nefertiti andreleasing
the 3D model online fordownload,followedbySarahPowell,RightsSpecialistatAucklandMuseum,
whointroducedthe Museum’sCultural PermissionsPolicyandthe waythe Museumdealswith
digital surrogatesof Māori and Pacificisland objects. NoraandNikolai alsodiscussedanew project
theyare workingonwith indigenous communitiesand Germanmuseumstopotentiallyrepatriate
objects. Boththe artistsand AucklandMuseumare treatingobjectscreatedbyindigenous
communitiesrespectfully andinthe discussionworkshopparticipantswere veryinterestedinways
that Europeanmuseumscouldadoptsimilarpoliciesfortheircollectionsandthe possible challenges.
Some of the questionsdiscussedincluded:
 Cultural respectvs.advancementof science
 How to involve communitiesmeaningfully?
 Who decideswhatisappropriate tobe shownonline?
 Shouldthere be repatriationof objectstocommunitiesand3DmodelskeptbyMuseums?
 How can we displaythe displayable?
 How to change the orderof knowledge?