Video: Interview with Steven Engelsman, Weltmuseum Wien
In this interview, Steven Engelsman, Director of the Weltmuseum Wien (Vienna, Austria), presents this museum’s current redevelopment plans, its vision for the future and its increasing community work, as well as the meaning of ASEMUS to its member museums. Read More
Video: Interview with Amareswar Galla, Inclusive Museum
In this interview, Amareswar Galla, Executive Director of the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, discusses the notion of the ‘Inclusive Museum’, the added value of ASEMUS and its evolution over the years and the main challenges for museums in Asia and Europe in the coming years. Read More
Preparations Underway for International Museum Day 2015
‘Museums for a Sustainable Society’ is the theme of the ICOM-initiated International Museum Day 2015, to be held on 18 May 2015. Read More
ICOM publishes a collection of good practices in museum education
This new ICOM collection presents over 20 examples of museum education initiatives from around the world, targeting children, students, young people and adults. Read More
Call for papers: 2nd International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage | Spain
Entitled ‘People and Communities’, the conference will take place in Maó, Menorca, Spain, between 29 April and 2 May 2015. Entitled ‘People and Communities’, it aims to create a meeting point for the management of tangible and intangible properties inscribed as World Heritage from the point of view of both heritage conservation practitioners and local stakeholders. Read More
Workshop: Buddhist Art in Southeast Asia | Thailand
Organised by the Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts, part of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO SPAFA), a workshop entitled ‘Buddhist Art in Southeast Asia’ will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 12-15 November. Read More
Resource: Museums as Places for Intercultural Dialogue & Learning
Presentations from a seminar on museums and intercultural dialogue, held at the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, in April 2014, are now available online. Read More
Publication: “Islam at the Tropenmuseum”, by Mirjam Shatanawi
Dutch publishing house LM Publishers has recently published Islam at the Tropenmuseum, a book by Mirjam Shatanawi which presents for the first time the rich Islamic collections of the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, an ASEMUS member. Read More
“Museum & Society”: Call for Papers
The Museum & Society journal, published by the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, has launched a call for papers focusing on sociological approaches to understand museums or museum-related topics. Deadline: 2 March 2015. Read More
Sustainable Heritage Development International Field School | Viet Nam
Organised by the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, this Field School will address how World Heritage sites, museums, cultural agencies, art institutions and heritage tourism can play a role in the transformation of local culture and economy. Read More
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