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Revista CPC, University of São Paulo: Special Issue on University Museums Call for Papers

 

REVISTA CPC n. 30 – edição especial
Dossiê Museus universitários: patrimônio, experiências e reflexões
 

CHAMADA DE TRABALHOS: até 30 de junho de 2020.
 
Seja na forma de coleções de potencial museológico inseridas em departamentos ou laboratórios, seja na forma de unidades inseridas na estrutura universitária em que se verifica a realização de todas as etapas do processo museológico, é recorrente na formação ou na trajetória das universidades a presença de museus e ou estruturas afins. Contudo, também parece ser recorrente ora a invisibilidade dessa presença, ora sua redução a determinados aspectos da prática universitária, ainda que tais coleções e práticas museológicas tenham em vários momentos exercido papel fundamental na promoção de ações de ensino, pesquisa e extensão universitária.
 
É neste sentido que a Revista CPC, periódico eletrônico do Centro de Preservação Cultural da USP, abre chamada de artigos científicos para o Dossiê Museus universitários: patrimônio, experiências e reflexões, a ser publicado em dezembro de 2020. Assim, convida a comunidade acadêmica para a submissão de trabalhos que evidenciem pesquisas, experiências e reflexões sobre a presença desses museus, coleções e práticas museológicas espalhadas pelas diversas estruturas universitárias, ressaltando e problematizando suas especificidades, limites, desafios e potencialidades. 

Veja mais aqui.

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MÁS MUSEOS: Vol. 2 No. 1

UMAC congratulates the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México for another issue of the digital journal MÁS MUSEOS (Vol. 2, No. 1), just published.

This issue includes a lecture by UMAC Chair Marta C. Lourenço (in English with subtitles in Spanish), an article about the debates around the ICOM museum definition by Silvana Arago Telona, and so much more.

An issue to explore!

 

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University Museums from Home

As universities across the globe switch to remote learning and university museums and collections’ professionals are #workingfromhome as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, we want to hear from you.

1) The Challenges of Remote Work

How is your university museum, university botanic garden or university collection coping with remote work? Which impact did it have on your daily practices? How are you addressing museum issues that require some degree of physical staff (e.g. conservation, security, others)? We would love to hear from you.

2) The Challenges of Keeping the Engagement

The International Museum Day 2020 is still going ahead — digitally. Many museums are taking digital to a whole new level and reinventing themselves online. Innovative activities, from webinars, online seminars and lectures to digital exhibitions, hanging out with curators on zoom, collections and archives digital access, social networks games and quizzes, and so many others, can now be seen online.

How are you keeping your audiences engaged? Which activities did you postpone, transfer online, or cancel altogether? Who is being left behind due to lack of access or resources?

3) The Challenges of Solidarity

University museums are also directly contributing to the minimize the suffering in affected countries and communities, from promoting solidarity campaigns and mobilizing medical equipment to university hospitals and health centers to donating their stock of masks and alcohol, joining experts’ task forces and unpacking relevant scientific information to the public.

What solidarity initiatives is your university museum, botanic garden or collection directly or indirectly supporting?

Please reply in the comments below and provide information and links. We will amplify most of the initiatives in UMAC social networks.

#UniversityMuseumsFromHome

 

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DEADLINE EXTENSION: Publication Professionalising Museum Work in Higher Education: A Global Approach

Call for Chapters Proposals Submission Deadline:

30 April 2020

 

Full Chapters Due:

31 August 2020

 

This book is the outcome of the research project P-MUS (Professionalising Museum Work in Higher Education: A Global Approach), developed between 2017 and 2019 by UMAC, ICTOP, Universeum and AAMG, and supported by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).
 
The main goal of P-MUS was to increase the use of higher education museums and collections in the training of museum professionals. In a first approach, this use seems natural. Physics and Biology graduate and post-graduate students use laboratories for developing practical skills and competences. One should expect something similar to happen with museums or cultural heritage students. They would naturally use the museums, collections and cultural heritage infrastructure of their university for training. Paradoxically, this use is fragmented, irregular and not as likely as it would seem.
 
There are multiple reasons for this seemingly paradox. Higher education museums and collections are considerably heterogeneous and they cover all disciplines. Many may be ‘under the radar’ or lack institutional statute . The large majority were created (and still are) around teaching and research activities by professors, researchers, technicians, students, librarians, and alumni. These professionals are, in general, not exposed to mainstream museum practice; they are more bound by disciplinary and historic traditions rather than a shared understanding of museum practice. Between 2019 and 2019, P-MUS developed a global survey aiming at profiling these professionals. Who are they? What is their background training? What are their expectations? What professional networks do they belong to? The results of the survey will be presented and analysed in the first section of this book.
 
The second section of the book is the subject of this call for chapters. Many university museums, collections and heritage around the world are used in the training of future professionals. We want to examine why and how university museums and collections play central and integral roles in graduate and post-graduate courses (the occasional visit is not enough). Are university museums and collections used to develop course content, to illustrate practices, to develop skills, as field work for internships, essays, theses? How does it work? Where are the success cases and what makes them successful? What are the strong and weak points?
 
A broad range of papers is invited, from comprehensive essays to case studies, methodological texts and historical perspectives. Interdisciplinary contributions are encouraged. Priority will be given to museum and cultural heritage courses (e.g. Museum Studies, Museology, Museum Education, Heritage Studies), but we are also interested in the use of the university museums and collections in the training of other professionals, particularly in non-traditional areas, such as History, Medicine, Biology, and others. Priority will also be given to cases from countries where literature in English is scarce.
 
Professors, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before 30 April 2020, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly outlining the museum training case-study (objectives, resources and results) and briefly discussing the roles played by university museums and collections. A proposal submission template is available here.
 
All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers.
 
This publication is expected to be released in 2021.
 
Language: English.
 

Important Dates

30 April 2020: Proposal Submission Deadline
15 June 2020: Notification of Acceptance
30 September 2020: Full Chapter Submission
19 December 2020: Final Chapter Submission
 
 
More info and inquiries:
Marta C. Lourenço, University of Lisbon
 
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Accreditation of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogotá

 

Gustavo Ortiz Serrano, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogotá (courtesy MCA).

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá, a museum belonging to the  Minuto de Dios University, has been awarded  accreditation by the Accreditation Commission of the American Alliance of Museums in all the best practices processes for museums and joins the community of institutions that have chosen the path of excellence.

The Accreditation Commission expresses its admiration for the important work done by the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá with the support of the Minuto de Dios University and congratulates it for being the first accredited museum in Iberoamerica which positions it as a leader among its peers.

Read more here.

For Gustavo Ortiz Serrano, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá, a member of ICOM since 2003 and who has served as President of the Colombian Committee, Vice President of the ICOM-LAC alliance and Vice President of the Advisory Council, “this recognition is a motivation to continue the work and the goals that the ICOM international council of museums has set for the benefit of the culture, heritage, and coexistence of humanity”.

UMAC warmly congratulates the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Minuto de Dios University of Bogotá, for this outstanding recognition. Well done!

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SAMAB 42 (2020)

CALL FOR PAPERS
South African Museums Association Bulletin (SAMAB) 42, 2020

 

The SAMAB Editorial Committee invites you to submit your research papers for consideration for publication in the 2020 edition of SAMAB. The theme of the 2020 SAMAB call is:

21st Century Challenges: Museums as social and political spaces

Sub-themes of interest for this edition will include museology topics related to:

– Inclusivity, access and diversity

– Multiple (polyphonic) narratives and critical dialogue

– Are museums ready for 4IR?

– Violence and corruption within SA Museums

– Moving into digital curation and collections

We welcome all submissions related to the topic of museology, research papers and academically sound opinion pieces about the topic of museums as social and political spaces and can include but are not limited to address some crucial questions as outlined in the above current and topical sub-themes.

Guide for Authors

The deadline to submit papers is 1 May 2020

Only papers that adhere strictly to the SAMAB Author Guidelines will be considered. Read them here.

Proposed papers can be emailed to the Editor at bensobc@unisa.ac.za

Important Dates

Deadline for submission: 1 May 2020

Notification of acceptance for Review: 31 May 2020
This issue will be published in December 2020

The South African Museums Association Bulletin (SAMAB) provides a forum for the publication of peer reviewed articles that promote the discussion, debate and the dissemination and exchange of information on aspects of museology, with particular but not exclusive reference to South Africa. SAMAB also enables the communication of current issues, practices and policies regarding collections management, curatorial discourse, museum administration, research, exhibitions, visitor studies, community engagement, education, conservation and other topics relevant to the museum and wider heritage sector.

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IMD 18 May 2020: New website and tools from ICOM

On May 18th, museums all around the world will join in to celebrate ICOM’s International Museum Day under the theme “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”. ICOM is proud of the global impact this event has made in its past 40 years of existence . 
ICOM has made available a website to centralise access to IMD events  from all over the world.
Two highlights are the Communications Toolkit and the interactive global map where museums can share their programs.
UMAC strongly encourages university museums around the world to commemorate  IMD 2020.
Happy and successful International Museum Day 2020!
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P-MUS: Call for Chapters (edited book)

UMAC wants to know more about the use of university museums and collections in the training of professionals.

Are university museums and collections used to develop course content, to illustrate practices, to develop skills, as field work for internships, essays, theses? How does it work? Where are the success cases and what makes them successful?

Until 31 March 2020, we are inviting contributions from all over the world for an edited book . Read more here.