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Publication: “Words Matter: An Unfinished Guide to Word Choices in the Cultural Sector”
This new publication explores how the ways of referring to cultural object changes over time, and how they can be made more inclusive. Read More
New OECD Publications on Museums, Culture and Local Development
Two new international reports illustrate the role of culture in general, and museums in particular, in local development. Read More
ICOM invites ideas for the new museum definition
The International Council on Museums is updating its international museum definition and asks for contributions by 20 May. Read More
Call for Entries: 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Awards
Applications for this award recognising best practices in the conservation of cultural heritage can be submitted until 31 March Read More
Changes that museums strive towards
A look back on the 8th ASEMUS General Conference in Kuching – by Kristine Milere, Curator, Art Museum Riga Bourse, Latvia Read More
8th ASEMUS General Conference in Kuching: Highlights
The 8th ASEMUS General Conference was successfully held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, on 14-16 November 2018, hosted by the Sarawak Museum. Read More
New Book: “The Art of Being a World Culture Museum”
Edited by Barbara Plankensteiner, “The Art of Being a World Culture Museum” is one of the results of the EU-funded SWICH project Read More
Winners announced for the 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Conservation Awards
Ten projects from five countries in Asia and the Pacific have been recognised by an international Jury of conservation experts in this year’s Awards. Read More
National Gallery Singapore Wins 2018 Children in Museums Award
The Keppel Centre for Art Education at National Gallery Singapore, an ASEMUS member, has obtained the 2018 Children in Museums Award. Read More
The Challenges of Museum Collections Today: Call for ICOM-ITC Grants
Grants are available for the next ICOM-ITC training workshop (Beijing, April 2019). Applications due by 16 December 2018. Read More
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