Category: UMAC News

Tokyo, Japan—The UMAC Award is presented annually to a university museum or collection in the world whose projects or initiatives demonstrate innovation and creativity, excellence and transferability of ideas that can be adopted by other university museums and collections, and that have significant impact on the host university,
the community or society at large.

Media Release

The Award will be announced during the UMAC’s Annual General Meeting at UMAC SYDNEY, to be held on 1 September.

Akiko Fukuno
Chair of the UMAC Award Committee

The finalists for the 2023 UMAC Award are (in alphabetical order of the institution):

*Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney
       Project Title: Object Based Learning Program

*The Genia Shrieber University Art Gallery, The David and Yolanda 
     Katz Faculty of the Arts, Tel Aviv University
     Project Title: In the Mind’s Eye

*Medical Museion, The University of Copenhagen
     Project Title: The World is in You

Knowledgeable Object Symposium

Are you intrigued by the power of objects to engage and inform?   

The University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum and University Library, in partnership with AMaGA NSW, are hosting The Knowledgeable Object one-day symposium. The symposium will explore what makes objects so valuable in educational and museum contexts. It is aimed at teachers, students and professionals in education and the GLAM sector and will be held on Thursday 16th November 2023 at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.  

We are seeking expressions of interest from education and GLAM professionals who would like to explore the following questions:   

• How can we develop an effective Object-Based Learning Community of Practice? Can we define OBL best-practice? 

• What new creative ways are there for thinking, knowing and working with objects to enhance skill development in cross-disciplinary contexts?   

• How does “the digital” change our relationship with collections?   

• How do we empower educators and students to more effectively utilise GLAM collections for OBL?   

We seek expressions of interest for presentations and panel discussions via this online form, to be submitted by 1st Sept 2023.

Registration for the event will be opened from September. Registration fee will be $45 (standard) or $30 (volunteer) and will include morning tea and lunch. 

Academic Engagement Curatorial Team

Chau Chak Wing Museum (F21) | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 

museum.obl@sydney.edu.au | sydney.edu.au/museum

Academic Engagement Program: https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/education/object-based-learning-program.html.

UMAC celebrates excellence, creativity, and, more importantly, the impact of university museums and collections on their host universities, their communities and contemporary society through the UMAC AWARD. 

Submissions close on 31 May 2023.

For more information, and the nomination form please visit: 

UMAC Award – International Council of Museums Committee for University Museums and Collections (icom.museum)

Dear University museum and collections specialists and all those interested in museology in higher education, we are starting a new Linkedin group!

UMAC – ICOM international committee for university museums and collections | Groups | LinkedIn

ICOM’s International Committee for University Museums and Collections (UMAC) have established this group as a platform for discussions about university museums and collections. It is open to UMAC members and also any one who is interested in museums and collections of higher education.

Please use this group to promote the work of your university museums and collections with news on exhibitions, events, publications and other activities. The group can also be used to pose and answer questions about museums and collections in higher education and operates as a discussion forum. We also welcome postings about best practice and links to useful documents. Join us today!

UMAC – ICOM international committee for university museums and collections | Groups | LinkedIn

Andrew Simpson Chair UMAC (University Museums and Collections) An International Committee of ICOM
chair.umac@icom.com 

Listen to the latest discussion in: UMAC ZOOM IN

The video is about the Taiwanese Alliance of University Museums 

Marta Lourenco, Former Chair of UMAC-ICOM, talks to Jeng-Horng Chen, Associate Professor in the Department of Systems and Naval Mechatronic Engineering of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and former NCKU Museum Director. Also participating: Mei-Fang Kuo and Ying-Ching Chiang.

UMAC ZOOM IN: NEW PROJECTS #6, The Alliance of Taiwanese University Museums – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLNTWXyts6Q