Seminar: “Cultural institutions in the service of urban and territorial development” | France
Grants available for this seminar on culture and its role in local development, aimed at cultural managers from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Oceania. It will be held in Paris and Nantes, France, between 26 March and 3 April 2015. Read More
UNWTO-UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture | Cambodia
The First World Conference on Tourism and Culture, organised by the World Tourism Organization and UNESCO, will take place in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on 4-6 February 2015. Read More
Mobility Funding Guides for 49 countries of Asia and Europe launched!
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and On the Move are jointly presenting for the first time, the Mobility Funding Guides for International Cultural Exchange in 49 countries of Asia and Europe. Read More
Resources: an Intercultural Tool for Museums
This new intercultural tool for museums is the result of a collaboration between universities in Belgium and Canada, inspired by the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities programme, and has involved an analysis of four city museums. Read More
2015 Children in Museums Award: Call for Applications
The 2015 edition of the Children in Museums Award, which aims to recognise excellence and innovation in exhibits designed for children within the museum sector, is now open. Applications should be sent by 1 February. Read More
ICOM Publication: New Ideas for Presenting Museum Objects
The latest issue of Museum Education, the official journal of the International Council of Museums’ (ICOM) Committee for Education and Cultural Action (CECA), is entitled “Change of Perspective: (New) ideas for presenting museum objects”. Read More
WIPO Questionnaire on Museums and Copyright
Contributions to this international study on Museums and Copyright, commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), should be sent by 16 December. Read More
Call for Papers: Rethinking University Museums
A call for papers for the 15th Annual Conference of ICOM’s University Museum and Collections, entitled ‘Rethinking University Museums: Bridging Theory and Practice’, is open until 10 February 2015. Read More
Video: Interview with ASEMUS Chair Fionnuala Croke
In this interview, Fionnuala Croke, Director of the Chester Beatty Library (Dublin, Ireland) and the new Chair of ASEMUS, discusses the relevance of ASEMUS to her museum, her vision for the development of the network in the coming years and her involvement in another women’s network in Ireland. Read More
Video: Interview with ASEMUS Vice-Chair Alan Chong
In this interview, Alan Chong, Director of the Asian Civilisations Museum (Singapore) and the new Vice-Chair of ASEMUS, discusses the relevance of ASEMUS to his museum, the Asian Civilisations Museum’s role as the Secretariat of ASEMUS, his vision for the development of the network in the coming years, the landscape of museum networks in Asia and the Asian Civilisations Museum’s planned activities in the context of Singapore’s 50th anniversary, due to take place in 2015. Read More
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