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New issue of UMACJ is out

Volume 13, No. 1 of the University Museums and Collections Journal is out. The issue comprises the book of abstracts of the 2021 UMAC-Universeum annual conference.

It was edited by Maria Economou, Andrew Simpson, Marta C. Lourenço, Nathalie Nyst and Sébastien Soubiran.

Full access here.

 

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UMAC Guidelines on Restitution and Return: Discussion is now open

As a result of UMAC’s project ‘The Ethics of Restitution and Repatriation’ (ICOM Special Projects), coordinated by UMAC Vice-Chair Steph Scholten, a draft version of the Guidance for Restitution and Return of Items from University Museums and Collections has been released for public discussion.

The draft Guidance has been prepared with the collaboration of Universeum, EthCom, ICME and ICOM Australia. It compiles recent sources dealing with restitution, as well as policies and procedures (re)developed in the past few years, including feedback from a range of experts.

This draft Guidance was presented by Steph Scholten on 3 September at the UMAC-Universeum 2021 Annual Conference and a roundtable followed.

 

Feel free to give your feedback to steph.scholten(at)glasgow.ac.uk before 30 September.

 

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21st UMAC Annual General Meeting

The materials for the 21st UMAC AGM, scheduled for Friday, 3 September 2021, 10.30 AM Lisbon/London time, have been released:

  • Agenda
  • Invitation Letter
  • President’s report
  • Minutes of the 20th UMAC AGM

Consult them here.

According to the ICOM statutes and UMAC bylaws, all UMAC members in good standing can participate in the annual general meetings.

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Live Presentations UMAC AWARD 2021

Save the dates for the live presentation of the three nominees to the UMAC Award 2021.

23 August, 10:00 (Israel), 8:00 (Lisbon), 16:00 (Tokyo):
The Genia Schreiber Art Gallery and Michel Kikoïne Foundation
Project: Plan(e)t: Plants Think, Think Plants
Tel Aviv University, ISRAEL
Session Chair: Marta Lourenço
Live streaming here
 
25 August, 18:00 (US-EST), 23:00 (Lisbon), 7:00 (Tokyo, August 26):
Harvard Art Museums
Project: The Pandemic Pivot
Harvard University, USA
Session Chair: Akiko Fukuno
Live streaming here
 
27 August, 9:00 (Denmark), 8:00 (Lisbon), 16:00 (Tokyo) :

Science Museerne
Project: Profession and Passion. A Life in Science.
Aarhus University, DENMARK
Session Chair: Sébastien Soubiran
Live streaming here

 

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Polyphonic Perspectives

Polyphonic Perspectives: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural materials in Museums and University Collections and global issues of repatriation and restitution

 
A combined CAUMAC / UMAC / ICOM Australia webinar with the support of the National Museum of Australia.
June 7, 2021 at 2:00pm EST (Australia)