Nineteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum
- The Future of Museum Narratives
- 22-24 September 2026
- Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia + Online
The Inclusive Museum Research Network is brought together by a shared concern for the future role of the museum and how it can become more inclusive. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
The Nineteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum calls for research addressing the following annual themes.
The Nineteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum will feature plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
Lecturer and Researcher, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney, Australia
Editor, Artist Profile, Australia
International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, Chile
The conference program groups together presentations along similar themes to facilitate knowledge sharing and community building. The first schedule of sessions will be available when we're able to present a complete picture of the conference. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging. In the meantime, you may view a list of all accepted proposals (both confirmed to attend and still pending registration) on our List of Accepted Proposals.
Pro-Chancellor and Distinguished Professor of Indigeneity and Inclusive Museum & Heritage Studies, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneshwar, India; Professor and Pro Chancellor, Kaling Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneshwar & UNESCO Chair on Museums and Sustainable Heritage Development; Emeritus Faculty, Australian National University, Canberra; Executive Director, International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, Australia/India/USA; Founding Member, UNITWIN-UNESCO Network – Tourism, Culture and Development, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; and Former Vice President, ICOM, Paris, and former President, ICOM of the Asia Pacific, Paris; formerly full Professor of World Heritage and Sustainable Development at the University of Split located in the World Heritage City of Split; first full Professor of Museum Studies in Australia at the University of Queensland, Brisbane; and prior to that full Professor and Director of Sustainable Heritage Development Programs, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra; extensive publication record includes the flagship project and publication, World Heritage: Benefits Beyond Borders, Cambridge University Press & UNESCO Publishing , for the 40th Anniversary of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention launched in Kyoto, Japan, 2012 (English, Korean & French).
Head, Public Engagement, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Australia
Director, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Australia
Deputy Director, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Australia
Head, Public Engagement, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
We recognise and pay respect to the Elders and communities - past, present, and emerging - of the lands that the University of Sydney's campuses stand on. For thousands of years they have shared and exchanged knowledges across innumerable generations for the benefit of all.
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