ICOM NATHIST 2024 Annual Conference at Nantes, France (10-14 September)

  • Theme: Questioning the Collections: Natural History Museums and Socio-Ecological Challenges

  • Date: 10th-14th September, 2024

  • Venue & Local organizer: Natural History Museum of Nantes

In the 2020s, many science museums find themselves in a major transformation process in order to respond to socio-ecological issues and enable their visitors to image a desirable future by devising ways of getting there. Natural history collections are an exceptional tool for understanding these multifaceted societal issues: the collapse of biodiversity, the climate emergency, pollution, migration, over-exploitation of the planet, etc.
The conference aims to highlight the role of collections in mediating contemporary issues, using examples from different continents. Bringing together museum professionals from all over the world and fostering sustainable networks is an integral role of ICOM. Collaborating in new partnerships with diverse actors and institutions to address current global challenges becomes increasingly necessary.

  • Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/icom-nathist-2024-annual-conference-in-nantes-france-registration-935741817967
  • Registration Fee :
Physical Online
ICOM Member Non-ICOM Member
Conference 100 € 150 € Free
Excursion-
Industrial heritage of the Loire estuary		 100 € 120 € N/A

 

Program for the ICOM NATHIST 2024 Annual Conference

Date Time Event Venue
TUE, 10 Sep 16:00-18:30 Registration & Reception Hôtel de Ville de Nantes
29, rue de Strasbourg
44000 Nantes
18:30-21:00 Welcoming Reception
WED, 11 Sep 09:00-09:30 Registration & Reception Natural History Museum of Nantes
09:30-09:45 Opening Auditorium
Natural History Museum of Nantes
09:45-10:15 Keynote Speech
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Session A

Strategies for Natural History Museums in a World of Challenges
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Session B

Ongoing Climate Change: Mobilizing Institutions and Individuals

 Auditorium
Natural History Museum of Nantes
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:25 Session C

Natural History Museums in an Era of Socio-Economic Challenges
16:25-17:30 Guided Tour through the Natual History Museum of Nantes Natural History Museum of Nantes
THU, 12 Sep 09:00-09:30 Registration & Reception Natural History Museum of Nantes
09:30-11:00 Session D

Decolonizing the Natural History Museum: Discovering Hidden Histories and New Collaborations

 Auditorium
Natural History Museum of Nantes
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:25 Session E

New Approaches for Museums: Selected Case Studies
12:25-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:15 Student Bursary Presentations Auditorium
Natural History Museum of Nantes
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-16:00 Posters Flash Session
16:00-17:30 Annual General Meeting
FRI, 13 Sep

 

Visiting museums in Nantes

 AM

10:30-12:30
or

PM

14:30-16:30

 Each participant is given one session for one of the museums.

[First] Choose one of the museums below:

1. Musée d’Arts de Nantes (Nantes Museum of Arts)
2. Musée Dobrée (Dobrée Museum; on archaeology)
3. Musée Jules-Verne (Jules Verne Museum)
4. Musée d’Histoire-Château des ducs de Bretagne (Historical Museum and Castle)

[Second] Choose one of the sessions below:

AM 10:30-12:30
or

PM14:30-16:30

 

Each session accommodates 15 participants.
SAT, 14 Sep

Post-Conference Excursion: “Technical and industrial heritage of the Loire estuary”

 09:00-10:30 Departure from the boat time depending on the tide and currents!) Nantes ferry terminal
10:30-14:30 Visit to the Saint Nazaire Ecomuseum Saint Nazaire Ecomuseum
12:30-14:30 Lunch
14:30-17:00 Return by bus to Nantes; arrival in Nantes around 17:00 Traffic

Piloting committee

  • ICOM NATHIST
  • ICOM France
  • Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
  • Office de coopération et d’information muséales
  • La conférence permanente des muséums de France