The 2013 Conference and Annual General Meeting of ICOM NATHIST was held as part of the 23rd Global Conference of the International Council of Museums, in Rio de Janeiro from 11 – 18 August.
This year, we were able to celebrate a number of important achievements, including the adoption of the Code of Ethics for Natural History Museums. The text in English is available at the website of the ICOM NATHIST Ethics Working Group, and translations into French, Spanish and other languages will follow shortly.
Stay tuned for a fuller update on our meeting, along with a downloadable version of the minutes form the AGM. Meanwhile, here are some photos from our time together.
First of our group photos
Second group photo – it was difficult to get everybody in the first time!
Eric Dorfman and Khalid Hassan Al-Jaber on the visit to the Rio Botanic Gardens
Luisa Rocha talks about research at the Rio Botanic Gardens
Panel discussion on issues in Brazilian museology
Chen, Chi-Ming and Ding Ning examine a display at the National Museum of Brazil
Clare Mateke
Anna Klukina and Chen, Chi-Ming
Isabel, Graciella and Eric at registration, showing off our reusable cups – courtesy of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Sao Paolo