Specimens and collections in museums communication with The Nature Group, 21 May only The use of specimens makes natural history museums unique in science communication, but that is also a paradox, because they deliver a message regarding life, using dead specimens! The effect that real specimens do to visitors before they even start knowing what they are or what is …
ICOM Code of Ethics for Natural History Museums Now in Spanish
Por favor, haga clic en el link de la traducción en español. Muchas gracias a todos aquellos cuyo trabajo duro han hecho de esta versión es posible. The ICOM Code of Ethics for Natural History Museums is now available in Spanish. Many thanks to those whose hard work has resulted in this translation.
An Introduction to ICOM’s Code of Ethics
ICOM’s Ethics Committee are committed to promulgating the Code of Ethics as widely as possible. You can download an English version of the Code here. Following is a primer to the Code and comments or queries can be directed to the Chair of the Ethics Committee, Dr Martin Schärer ethics@icom.museum [1 Introduction] Nationally and internationally, questions concerning ethics in the museum …
Call for Papers – Taipei National University of the Arts
The Taipei National University of the Arts and its partners announce its upcoming biennial conference this October. It is an excellent opportunity for members of ICOM NATHIST to engage in diverse and stimulating programme. The 2014 International Biennial Conference of Museum Studies(IBCMS) bridges its conference program into its second decade under the theme “Restoration and Rejuvenation of Cultural and Natural Heritage: …
New Director General for ICOM
On the 12 of December, ICOM Chairs received the following announcement from Hans-Martin Hinz, President of ICOM: To the Chairpersons of the National Committees, the International Committees, Regional Alliances, Affiliated Organisations and Technical Committees NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ICOM Dear colleagues, It is a pleasure for me to announce that ICOM has a new Director General. The Executive Council of …
Seasons Greetings
Dear Members and Friends of ICOM NATHIST, It has been an exciting and busy for us. Platform 2022 went back online after changing servers, we solidified our relationships with UNEP, WAZA, BGCI and others, including jointly presenting at the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity conference in Hyderabad. The conference in Brazil last August was a great success. A new Board was formed, the …
UNEP Children's Painting Competiton
UNEP Children’s Painting Competition. Click on the picture to follow the link. ICOM NATHIST is pleased to be associated with The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in promoting their 23rd International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment. The International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment is organized every year by UNEP, the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer …
Meeting: Indian Council of Science Museums
The Indian Council of Science Museums in collaboration with the Indian Museum, Kolkata, is holding a meeting from the 10th to the 14th of February 2014. The theme is Strategic Transformations: Museums in the 21st Century. Please click on the announcement or here for more information.
Nuevo blog post sobre ICOM NATHIST en Español
Profesor Fernando Almarza Rísquez ha escrito sobre ICOM NATHIST en el sitio web de la Fundación Ilam. ¡Echa un vistazo!
Annual Conference 11-16 October, 2014
We are pleased to announce that the 2014 ICOM NATHIST conference will be held from 11-16 October in Croatia, from kindly hosted by the Croatian Museums of Zagorje. The theme of the conference is The future of natural history museums: relevance, balance and innovation, which gives plenty of scope for philosophical debate, innovation and reflection. Our hosts: The Croatian Museums of Zagorje …