@article{Tomasella_2022, title={MUSEUM SYSTEM AND WIDESPREAD HERITAGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PADUA: : PERSPECTIVES FOR ENHANCEMENT}, volume={10}, url={https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistainterfaces/article/view/42248}, abstractNote={<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the course of their history, European universities - especially the oldest ones - have accumulated extraordinary collections, the result of a vast research activity involving many disciplines. Despite its intrinsic value, this heritage is still waiting to be fully recognised and legitimised and needs adequate management tools. The potential of university museum heritage has not yet  been adequately understood and utilized due to their "hybrid" nature, institutions linked to research but at the same time open to the territory; the difficulties deriving from the lack of recognition of the crucial figure of museum keepers within the university staff structure; the persistence of a fragmented and polycentric management system; and the lack of a shared cataloguing system. This article analyzes the emblematic case of the University of Padua: The extent of its heritage has raised issues of conservation and management that are not easy to solve, requiring qualified personnel, long-term strategies and an overall vision.</span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Interfaces - Revista de Extensão da UFMG}, author={Tomasella, Giuliana}, year={2022}, month={dez.} }