Working Groups are at the heart of UMAC since its creation in 2001. They reflect the contemporary needs and challenges of university museums and collections worldwide and they are approved by the UMAC General Assembly.

UMAC Working Groups offer university museums and collections curators, conservators, educators, scholars, and other professionals the opportunity to collaborate, study and advance knowledge and innovation about our field. They meet at least once a year during the Annual Conference.

Working Group Teaching with Objects

Chairs: Delphine Issenmann (Universeum), and Lola Sánchez-Jáuregui (UMAC)

This working group is a unique joined effort that has the support of both UMAC and UNIVERSEUM and is open to all its members and community of practitioners. It aims to establish a network of practice that supports teaching with objects from university museums and collections. It fosters innovative Object-Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) methods in higher education by bringing together a community of practitioners to share experiences, methods, and tools for teaching with academic heritage objects, including in digital and hybrid learning contexts.

This link will take you to our online platform where you will find a wide range of articles and resources: reflections on learning and teaching practices, practical guides, and reviews on various aspects of teaching with objects https://teachingwithobjects.org/“

Working Group UMAC Futures

Chairs: Hakim Abdul Rahim (Australia), Zhao Ke (China)

Would you like to propose a UMAC Working Group? Is there a particular topic or issue of interest to the global community of university museums, galleries, collections and heritage that you would like to explore?

Fill in this WG Proposal Form and send it to UMAC Secretary secretary.umac@icom.museum

See former UMAC Working Groups.