About
Founded in 2008, 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.
Founded in 2008, 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.
The International Conference on the Inclusive Museum include leaders in the field, as well as emerging scholars, who travel to the conference from all corners of the globe and represent a broad range of disciplines and perspectives. A variety of presentation options and session types offer opportunities for attendees to share their work, discuss key issues in the field, and build relationships with attendees.
Membership in the network is included with each conference registration.
The Inclusive Museum Research Network supports a book imprint and a journal. Book proposals and article submissions which meet the specified requirements are then evaluated by qualified peers using a two way anonymous review process. If accepted in peer review, these works move through additional phases toward publication. To learn about the entire publication process for books or journals, please visit Learn More about the Book Publication Process or Learn More about the Article Publication Process.
The Inclusive Museum Research Network members have several opportunities for ongoing involvement. They can share video presentations of their scholarly work, apply to serve on the network’s Advisory Board, participate as a Reviewer, and much more. In short, there are myriad chances for members to gain experience and bolster resumes. Quarterly email newsletters contain updates on our conference, journal, and books as well as other news from the field.
Pro-Chancellor and Distinguished Professor of Indigeneity and Inclusive Museum & Heritage Studies, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneshwar, India; UNESCO Chair on Inclusive Museums & Sustainable Heritage Development, AnantU, India; 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).
What do Members say about their Research Network?
Having the conference at MUNTREF and speakers from Buenos Aires was great.
Opportunity to take time out of a busy office schedule to reflect upon both my work and the nature of museums generally. The location was great as well.
Meeting international colleagues.
Hyderabad, India & Sydney, Australia
Zaragoza, España
Granada, Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lisbon, Portugal
Granada, Spain
Paris, France
Philadelphia, USA
Gujarat, India
Vienna, Austria
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