Tag: museums

The Power of Museums

The International Council of Museums ICOM has recently opened registrations to join the 26th ICOM General Conference which will take place in Prague from 20 to 28 August 2022. Every three years, the ICOM General Conference gathers the international museum community … Continue reading


The UNCHARTED community is expanding: welcome DOORS project!

DOORS, the Digital Incubator for Museums is a H2020 project coordinated by ARS ELECTRONICA with the aim to create an European incubator to support small and medium-sized museums in developing strategies to integrate technology and to enrich the online and … Continue reading


Call for Papers: A Sustainable Revolution for Open-Air Museums

The second call for papers was launched by Exarc for the conference “A Sustainable Revolution for Open-Air Museums” that will be held at Butser Ancient Farm in southern England next 19-20 May 2020. The conference, organized by EXARC (the ICOM … Continue reading


Experimental on line exhibitions at M WOODS museum, in Beijing

Text by Caterina Sbrana. It might seem difficult to talk about art, ecology and nature, during the pandemic from Covid-19. Giving the public the opportunity to live the art even when the museums are closed is a challenge that not … Continue reading


The 1st Eu Presidency Trio Conference: Museums and Social Responsibility – Values revisited

Three events will be organised by museum organisations located in the countries holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union and they will focus on different aspects of social responsibility. The first of them will be held online … Continue reading


How can museums address the urgent problems of climate change?

There are 3 days left to register for the international competition “Reimagining museums for climate action”. This competition invites designers, architects, academics, artists, poets, philosophers, writers, museum professionals, community groups and the public at large to think about how (re)design … Continue reading


Museums and Social Responsibility – Values revisited

Within the framework of Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, NEMO and the German Museums Association are co-organising the online conference Museums and Social Responsibility – Values revisited from 17-18 September 2020. The conference will focus on what social … Continue reading


The challenges that EU museums face to digitise their collections

Digital tools offer numerous opportunities and can significantly support the work of museums and strengthen the public exchange. Throughout this digitalization process, museums often have had to overcome many obstacles connected with insufficient resources and insufficient staff. On these topics … Continue reading


Webinar “Museums after the pandemic” organized by UNESCO and ICCROM

Tomorrow July 23, the webinar “Museums after the pandemic” will be held, organized by UNESCO and ICCROM ( International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property). This events aims to comprehensively address the critical issues … Continue reading


Museums and Social Responsibility – Values revisited

NEMO and the German Museums Association, within the framework of Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, are co-organising an online conference from 17-18 September 2020. This conference is the first of three events organised by museum organisations … Continue reading