June 2019
Universeum Network Meeting 2019
In 2019, the UNIVERSEUM Network Meeting will be hosted by the Mendel Museum of Masaryk University in Brno, together with the Charles University in Prague and the University of Bratislava in Slovakia.
Find out more »International Seminar Heritage on Fire: Who’s next?
Heritage on fire: Who’s next? Fire risk management for cultural heritage International seminar | Rio de Janeiro 26-28 June 2019 Fire is a major hazard affecting cultural heritage assets around the world. Although it may seem a ‘rare event’ from a single institution’s perspective, large fires can become routine when considering the total heritage of a nation. Furthermore, their impact is typically catastrophic, causing total or almost total loss in the affected cultural property. Recent examples include the Glasgow School…
Find out more »August 2019
„Junges Forum für Sammlungs- und Objektforschung“ | Workshop Dresden 2019
Vom 22. bis 24. August 2019 veranstaltet die Kustodie der TU Dresden gemeinsam mit der Koordinierungsstelle für wissenschaftliche Universitätssammlungen in Deutschland und der Gesellschaft für Universitätssammlungen (GfU) e.V. den vierten Workshop in der Reihe „Junges Forum für Sammlungs- und Objektforschung“. Eingeladen sind Doktorand*innen aller Disziplinen, die an und über materielle/n Objekte/n oder Sammlungen forschen. Im Rahmen des geplanten Workshops sollen wissenschaftliche Fragen, Methoden und Ergebnisse vorgestellt und mit Nachwuchswissenschaftlern*innen aus anderen Disziplinen sowie Expert*innen diskutiert werden. Darüber hinaus erwarten wir…
Find out more »September 2019
UMAC 2019
The 19th UMAC Annual Conference will be in Kyoto -- 1-7 September. See more details here.
Find out more »TOKYO UMAC SEMINAR
UMAC SEMINAR University Museums as Cultural Commons Post-UMAC 2019 Seminar. With Yohko Watanabe (Keio University Art Center), Andrew Simpson (UMAC/Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Australia) and Judy Willcocks (Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London, UK), among others. See more info here.
Find out more »Conference ‘Universities and their Contested Pasts’
The University of Manchester's Research Group on University Histories is organising a conference on 11-12 September 2019, focussing on 'Universities and their contested pasts'. The conference aims to include both academic and practice/policy discussions and abstracts from UMAC members are warmly invited. Call for Papers Deadline: 31 May 2019
Find out more »November 2019
International Colloquium on the Public of University Museums
Supported by UMAC-ICOM. Les musées universitaires connaissent, depuis le début du XXIe siècle, un véritable regain d’intérêt : fondation d’un réseau européen UNIVERSEUM (2000) et du Comité international pour les musées et collections universitaires (UMAC) au sein de l’ICOM (2001), rénovation de l’Ashmolean Museum à Oxford (2009) reconnu comme premier musée universitaire (1683), création de nouvelles réserves accessibles et rénovation du Conservatoire national des arts et métiers à Paris (2000). Ces quelques initiatives semblent incarner la volonté des acteurs universitaires…
Find out more »Europeana 2019: Connect Communities
Europeana 2019 is being held at the historic National Library of Portugal, Lisbon, whose vast and diversified heritage covers almost ten centuries of Portuguese history and culture.
Find out more »March 2020
Convención International de Antropología ANTHROPOS 2020
ANTHROPOS 2020 is organised by the Museo Antropológico Montané, the Cátedra de Antropología “Luis Montané” of the University of La Habana, the Faculty of Biology of the Faculty of La Habana, the Sociedad Cubana de Antropología Biológica and the Sociedad de Estudios Primatológicos “Eopithecus”, Mexico. The following meetings will take place simultaneously: - XIII Simposio de Antropología Física 'Luís Montané' - IX Congreso 'Primates como Patrimonio Nacional' - VI Coloquio 'Primates a través del Caribe' - I Simposio Hispanoamericano de…
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