February 2019
De l’ombre à la lumière
Colloque Pour une politique de gestion des colletions colloniales de restes humains dans les universités See programme here.
Find out more »March 2019
Conference ‘Researcher Meets Curator’
Conference on the trends in scientist biographies and its consequences for curators, archivists and researchers of university and scientific collections. Organized by the Dutch Foundation for Academic Heritage (SAE), Maastricht University, and the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (Royal Net. Acad. Sc).
Find out more »April 2019
The Museum for all people: Art, Accessibility and Social Inclusion
The Museum for all people: Art, Accessibility and Social Inclusion The MUSACCES Consortium (UCM-UNED-UAM) in the frame of its I+D activities in a more inclusive museology, invites the sienctific community to submit contributions, as oral communications or posters, to the International Conference "The Museum for all people: Art, Accessibility and Social Inclusion" which will be held in Madrid between 2nd-5th April 2017. It aims to create a space for dialogue and interdisciplinary meeting between museum managers, teachers, researchers, artists, students and other professionals from the world of…
Find out more »COLLOQUIUM-Workshops on Museum Documentation
This Colloquium and workshops aims at gathering specialists and people responsible for cultural and natural heritage, collections, exhibits, and museums at UNAM and other institutions of higher education to dialog and reflect on the state of art in each of the topics, in order to propose strategies that improve its ordinance, preservation, management, and documentation and, along with it, its visibility in the cultural aspect.
Find out more »11th Symposium of Chinese Science Museums
The 11th Symposium of Chinese Science Museums will be dedicated to the theme “Science & Technology Collections – Collection, Research, and Communication”. Organised by: China Association for Science and Technology - Research Center of Science Communication and Popularization (CAST-RCSCP) of Tsinghua University, China Science and Technology Museum (CSTM), and Journal of Natural Science Museum Research, and supported by Chinese Museums Association (CMA), Chinese Association of Natural Science Museums (CANSM), Scientific Instrument Commission (SIC). Announcement in English. Announcement in Chinese.
Find out more »May 2019
The Museum in Evolution: Towards a New Definition
A day of reflection on the implications of ICOM's museum definition on university museums in the context of the cultural and social 'third mission' of universities. Organised by the University of Milan and ICOM-Italia, with representatives from the ICOM Executive Council, ICOM-Italia, ICOFOM, UMAC, CRUI (Council of Italian University Rectors), and the Italian cultural and higher education sectors. Program
Find out more »International Museum Day 2019
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Find out more »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…
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