UMAC 2021
UMAC-UNIVERSEUM 2021
New Opportunities & New Challenges in Times of COVID-19
1-3 September 2021
Online Joint Meeting of UMAC and Universeum
The first ever joint meeting of UMAC and Universeum, the European Academic Heritage Network, took place September 1-3, 2021. It was the 20thAnnual Conference of UMAC and the 22nd Annual Meeting of Universeum. The conference was conducted entirely online.
Registered participants: 458.
Program-at-a-glance • UMAC-Universeum 2021 Program (Final Version 31 August 2021)
Conference • Register online (registrations closed)
Workshops (registrations closed)
Call for Proposals (closed)
Guidelines for Participants, Speakers, Chairs
Book of Abstracts (UMACJ Vol. 13, No. 1)
Organising and Program Committees
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UMAC 2020
University of Sydney, Australia.
Postponed to 2023 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
UMAC 2019
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University Museums and Collections as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition Integrated in the 25th ICOM General Conference 175 participants Conference Chairs: Akiko Fukuno, Hiroshi Minami |
Program
- UMAC 2019 Program-at-a-glance (1 p.)
- UMAC 2019 DETAILED PROGRAM (12 pp.)
Useful Information
Guidelines for speakers, instructions for posters, maps and locations, etc.
Pre-Conference Workshops (1 September)
Off-Site Meeting: University Museums and Collections in Japan (University Museum of Cultures, 5 September)
Post-Conference Seminar in Tokyo (Keio University Art Center, 9-10 September)
Book of Abstracts (UMACJ Vol. 11 No. 1)
UMAC 2019 Call for Proposals
Travel Grants
Organising and Program Committees
University Museums in Kyoto
UMAC Acknowledgements
UMAC 2018 (with the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries, AAMG-USA)
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Audacious Ideas: University Museums and Collections as Change-Agents for a Better World 21-24 June 2018 380 registered participants Conference Chairs: Jill Hartz, Barbara Rothermel Opening address by UMAC President 18th Annual General Meeting: |
Supported by:
UMAC 2017
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Global issues in university museums and collections: Global objects, Global ideas and ideologies, and Global people. Bridging Theory and Practices 5-8 September 2017 120 registered participants Conference Chair: Panu Nykänen LOC Manager: Katariina Pehkonen Opening address by UMAC President Program and Conference website 17th Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2016
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University Museums, Collections and Cultural Landscapes Sub-theme UMAC: University museums, collections and cultural landscapes Conference Chair: Sofia Talas Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2015
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Rethinking University Museums: Bridging Theory and Practice Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2014
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Squaring the Circle? Research, Museums, Public (joint conference with ICOM-CECA) Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2013
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Museums (Memory + Creativity = Social Change) Annual General Meeting: Agenda, Annual Report and Minutes |
UMAC 2012
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Encountering Limits: The University Museum Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2011
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University Museums and Collections | University History and Identity National Museum of Natural History and Science, University of Lisbon Conference Chair: Marta C. Lourenço Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2010
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Museums for Social Harmony Shanghai, China (22nd ICOM General Conference) (Joint Conference with ICOM-CIPEG) Sub-theme UMAC: University Museums and Collections as Recorders of Cultural and Natural Communities Worldwide Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2009
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Putting University Collections to Work in Teaching and Research 7-13 September 2009 Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2008
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University Museums and the Community 16-20 September 2008 Conference Chair: Nick Merriman Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2007
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Museums and Universal Heritage 19-24 August 2007 Sub theme UMAC: Universities in Transition – Responsibilities for Heritage Conference Chair: Monika Knofler Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2006
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New Roads for University Museums 25-29 September 2006 Conference Chair: Graciela de la Torre Papers and posters presented • Conclusions Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2005
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Communicating University Museums: Awareness and Action, University Museums Today Gustavianum, Uppsala University, Sweden 25 September-1 October 2005 Conference Chair: Ing-Marie Munktell Annual General Meeting: Annual Report and Minutes |
UMAC 2004
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Museums and Intangible Heritage Seoul, Korea (20th ICOM General Conference) 2-8 October 2004 Sub theme UMAC: Traditional Culture and Intangible Heritage in University Museums Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2003
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Engaging the Community Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, USA 21-26 September 2003 Conference Chair: Peter B. Tirrell Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2002
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Exposing and Exploiting the Distinct Character of University Museums and Collections Sydney & Canberra, Australia 29 September-3 October 2002 Conference Chair: Peter Stanbury Annual General Meeting: |
UMAC 2001 (Founding Conference)
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Managing Change: Museums facing Economic and Social Challenges Barcelona, Spain (19th ICOM General Conference) 2-4 July 2001 Program • Selected papers online Sub theme UMAC: Intensifying Support for and Increasing Audiences in University Museums and Collections Local Contact: Francesc Uribe Annual General Meeting: |
