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 …
Talk: Natural History Museum Materials as Cultural Assets
On the 13th of August 2013, Dr Osamu Kamei Head, CTR of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology National Museum of Nature and Science (formerly, The National Science Museum) gave a talk Natural History Museum Materials as Cultural Assets as part of the Annual General Meeting of ICOM NATHIST in Rio de Janeiro. The talk provided considerable personal insight into …
ICOM NATHIST Archive Project
We have started an archive section of this website to make available past publications of ICOM NATHIST, as well as a repository for new ones. If you have, or know of, something that you feel should be part of that archive, please contact us. Similarly, if you would like to contribute something to an upcoming newsletter, please let us know.
Announcement: National Grants for American Museums
The American Alliance of Museums is currently accepting proposals for the Museums Connect grant program. An initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in conjunction with the Alliance, Museums Connect strengthens connections and cultural understanding between people in the United States and abroad through innovative projects facilitated by museums and executed by their communities. …
Communication
At the last conference, we heard back from you that you are interested in having closer communication about the activities of ICOM NATHIST and, especially, how you can be more closely involved. One good way is through our Facebook page. You are also able to contact us through the form on the Membership Page. We’re looking forward to hearing from …
2013 Conference in Rio de Janeiro
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 …