The Fourth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum will be held at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Thank you to all of those who contributed to the 2010 Inclusive Museum Conference, held at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference brought together delegates from many backgrounds and discipline areas, continuing the conference’s commitment to inclusive dialogue.
Both delegates who attended the conference and virtual delegates may upload their presentations and videos to the Museum Conference YouTube channel. (Information on uploading your presentation available here.) You may also be a part of our Common Ground YouTube community by joining the conference group and becoming a subscriber (click on the yellow “subscribe” button in the top left corner of the screen).
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It is no doubt that the 2011 Inclusive Museum Conference will continue on the momentum and successes of this year’s conference, and we are pleased to be hosting the conference in Johannesburg and at the University of Witwatersrand. Please continue to check the conference webpage, newsletter and blog for further information and conference announcements at http://onmuseums.com/.
We have organized two fantastic tours for the 2010 Inclusive Museum Conference.
Museum Day Tour - Thursday, 1 July (9:00am-4:30pm)
Explore 3 of Istanbul’s most magnificent museums – Hagia Sophia Museum, Istanbul Archaeological Museums and Topkapi Palace Museum. Delegates have the opportunity to visit and see the collections in all three museums. The tour includes the cost of entrance as well as an English speak guide. Reserve tickets now.
Bosphorus Boat Tour - Thursday, 1 July (6:00pm)
Zig zag between Europe and Asia on a private boat tour. Along the way — Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, both residences of Ottoman Sultans, Rumeli Fortress from the 15th century, Bosphorus bridge and many historical seaside timber houses will be seen. Tickets now available.
The 2010 Inclusive Museum Conference delegates and plenary speakers will gather together for the annual Conference Dinner on Wednesday, 30 June, 7:00 PM at the Istanbul Modern Museum Café & Restaurant.
Located in the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art with a view of the Bosphorus and the old city, this restaurant with its spacious terrace, stylish décor and delicious menu will provide a perfect setting to dine with friends and colleagues.
To reserve your place at the dinner, or for more information, please visit the Activities and Extras webpage.
Joining an already impressive line-up of plenary speakers at the Third International Conference on the Inclusive Museum are Alissandra Cummins (President of ICOM), Margaret Anderson (Director of History South Australia) and Amareswar Galla (ICOM/Queensland University)…
- Alissandra Cummins: Alissandra Cummins is Director of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in the History of Art from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, and a Masters of Arts in Museum Studies from Leicester University,UK. A recognized authority on Caribbean heritage, museum development and art, she was elected a Fellow of the Museums Association (U.K), a first for the Caribbean. More…
- Margaret Anderson: Margaret Anderson is the Director of History South Australia, a position she has held since December 2000. She has worked in museums in Western Australia and South Australia, where she was inaugural director of the Migration Museum. She also lectured in history and Australian studies at Monash University, where she introduced a course in material culture studies. More…
- Amareswar Galla: Born and educated in both south and north India, including Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, Professor Galla provides strategic cultural leadership in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region as the Professor of Museum Studies at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. (http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au) More…
Inclusive Museum Conference
29 June-2 July 2010
Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, Istanbul
- Nurhan Atasoy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
- George Jacob, Project CEO, Khalsa Heritage Centre, Amritsar, India
- Omarakhan Massoudi, National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Murat Suslu, Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism/ICOM Turkish National Committee, Istanbul, Turkey
- Alissandra Cummins, President of ICOM, Barbados
- Margaret Anderson, Director of History South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
- Amareswar Galla, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Deniz Unsal, Art Management, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins by submitting a paper proposal. More information on proposals, presentation types, and other options available here. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. 2010 Museum Conference registration options.
Nguyen Van Huy, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Nguyen Van Huy enthusiastically took part in field trips of the Vietnam Institute of Ethnology to remote and mountainous areas bordering China and Laos in the 1960’s, surveying then little known ethnic minority groups. As early as 1980s, while working toward the completion of a Ph.D. in Ethnology (1988, Hanoi University), Nguyen pioneered a new direction in ethnological research, i.e. sociological approach. Leading colleagues to conduct the first sociological surveys of ethnic groups across the country, Nguyen directed his interests to contemporary issues of socio-economic development of ethnic minorities and ethnic relations. These years of grounded experience with, solid scholarly insights of and deep concerns for the minorities formed a core of Nguyen’s advocacy for local voices through his new adventure as the founding director of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (1995-2006). More…
Henry (Jatti) Bredekamp, Iziko Museums of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Professor Henry (Jatti) Bredekamp is the CEO of Iziko Museums of Cape Town since November 2002; and since October 2006 President of the South African National Committee of ICOM (International Council of Museums). His origins are firmly rooted in the Overberg of the Western Cape. Born at the Genadendal Mission Station by the end of the Second World War, he began his career as a farm school teacher near Leeu Gamka in the Great Karoo. He later joined the University of the Western Cape, which he had served for twenty-seven years. He holds Master degrees in History, obtained as a Fulbright scholar from the Wesleyan University in Connecticut, USA, and the UWC in South Africa. More…
