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Travel Support–Inclusive Museum Conference

Published on March 31, 2011 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is happy to announce a call for applications for travel support for ICOM members from southern African countries to participate in the Fourth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa from 30 June – 3 July 2011. Application deadline is 30 April 2011.

Criteria for the travel support detailing requirements as well as the application form are available on the ICOM webpage: http://icom.museum/where-we-work/icom-network/support-to-the-network.html

The travel support is made possible by a generous grant from The Getty Foundation.

Smithsonian’s African American History and Culture Museum founding director, Lonnie G. Bunch, III, to speak in Johannesburg 2011

Published on December 29, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Lonnie G. Bunch, III, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, will be joining the 2011 Inclusive Museum Conference at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, 3- June-3 July 2011.

Historian, author, curator and educator, Lonnie G. Bunch, III is the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. In this position he is working to set the museum’s mission, coordinate its fundraising and membership campaigns, develop its collections, establish cultural partnerships and oversee the design and construction of the museum’s building. Rooted in his belief that the museum exists now although the building is not in place, he is designing a high-profile program of traveling exhibitions and public events ranging from panel discussions and seminars to oral history and collecting workshops. The museum, the 19th to open as part of the Smithsonian Institution, will be built on the national Mall where Smithsonian museums attracted more than 24 million visitors in 2005. It will stand on a five-acre site adjacent to the Washington Monument and opposite the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. More…

New ICOM President to join Inclusive Museum Conference, Johannesburg

Published on November 30, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Dr. Hans-Martin HINZ, the newly elected President of ICOM, will be joining the 2011 Inclusive Museum Conference at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, 30 June-3 July 2011.

A Doctor of Natural Sciences, Hans-Martin Hinz began his career as Advisor for the establishment of new museums for the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in West Berlin, Germany. Since 1991, he has been a member of the management team at the German Historical Museum in Berlin where he was curator for 10 years. From 2000 to 2001, he was Deputy Minister of Culture for Berlin. During his career, he also occupied several positions in national and international museum institutions, including his membership of the German Arts Council, his positions of Deputy Chair of the International Association of History Museums, Chair of the Advisory Council of Berlin’s City Museum, Board member of the Curt Engelhorm Foundation in Mannheim and Chair of the Association of German Historical Research Institutions in Munich. More…

Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa, National Heritage Council of South Africa, to give plenary at Johannesburg Museum Conference

Published on October 30, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

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Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa will be joining the 2011 Inclusive Museum Conference as a plenary speaker at its annual conference at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Heritage Council of South Africa.

Born in Mthatha, Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa is the first and current Chief Executive Officer of the National Heritage Council (NHC) serving his second term. In the first five years at the helm of establishing an organization in a totally new terrain, his record of clean reports in succession is proving his esteemed skills in the heritage sector. He is nationally acclaimed for his devotion on heritage matters. The NHC is a national institution entrusted with heritage preservation, protection and promotion. More…

Inclusive Museum Conference–Share Your Photos

Published on July 31, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

To those of you that joined us at the 2010 Inclusive Museum Conference in Istanbul, or if you’ve participated in a previous conference, please share your photos of the conference with your friends and colleagues that you met while at the conference. Pictures of the conference sessions, dinner, tours and ‘down time’ are all welcome!

Join our Inclusive Museum Conference Flickr group here, and upload your pictures to easily share. Once you’ve joined, simply click on ‘Add something?’, and upload your photos or videos of the conference.

For information on sharing photos with Flickr, please read more here.

Museum Day Tour and Bosphorus Boat Tour — Now Available!

Published on May 30, 2010 in Conference, Headline, News and Newsletter. 0 Comments

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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.

Inclusive Museum Conference Dinner — Reserve tickets now!

Published on May 30, 2010 in Conference, Headline, News and Newsletter. 0 Comments

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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.

Redesigned Newsletter: Launched Today

Published on April 30, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Today the Museum Newsletter will be re-launched – marking the start of a new approach to connecting with and reaching out to our Museum Community. The newsletter will be sent out on a monthly basis and will contain important community news, conference updates, and publication information.

It is the hope of Common Ground Publishing that this newsletter will provide you with a more positive experience connecting with the Museum Community.

If you are not currently a subscriber but would like to receive future newsletter emails, please go to onmuseums.com and click on “Sign Up: Our Newsletter” in the upper right-hand corner.

If you have inquiries, concerns, or general comments, please feel free to contact the newsletter team at support@onmuseums.com.

Istanbul Museum Conference Announces 3 New Plenaries

Published on April 30, 2010 in Conference, Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

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…