IMPORTANT NOTICE: ICOM NATHIST Election (26th October to 2nd November CET)

Time: From 26thOctober, 00:00 CET(GMT+2)* until 2nd November, 23:59 CET(GMT+1). Voting Platform: Xoyondo; the formal voting link will be sent to eligible voting members by 26th October, 00:00 CET(GMT+2)*. Before that, you may acquaint yourself with the platform by joining a warm-up​ event https://xoyondo.com/op/GPdvhaD8xsdJnlT *Note: European Summer Time ends on 30th October, CET. The election notification has been emailed to all eligible …

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022 and Call for Papers

According to ICOM’s guidelines, the AGM and the Board Election should be organized VIRTUALLY after the General Conference in Prague. ICOM NATHIST’s AGM will be held on 4th November, Friday, 13:45-15:00, GMT+2. In view of the very limited presentation opportunities during the ICOM General Conference in Prague, we would like to have two additional presentation sessions as well. The proposed …

Information for ICOM Prague 2022: Program and abstracts

We are counting down 48 hours until the ICOM Prague 2022 starts. Please find NATHIST overall program belowICOM Prague 2022 program for NATHIST 22-23 AugustFor the program and the abstracts for the UMAC-NATHIST-ICME-ICR Joint Annual Conference, please find them from the links below:📝[Program]  Joint Annual Conference📝[Abstract] http://umac.icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UMACj-14-2-Prague.pdf (Much obliged to UMAC colleagues’ efforts in putting all the abstracts together😊) 25 …

2022 ICOM NATHIST Board Election- Call for Nominations (until 30 September)

In mid-November 2022, ICOM NATHIST will hold online elections for the next three years, 2022-2025, in its virtual AGM. A number of positions are available: Chair Deputy Chair Secretary Treasurer Ordinary Board Members ICOM NATHIST is one of the oldest International Committees within ICOM and is bringing positive influence among the international natural history museums. This will be an exciting opportunity for you to …

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Call for Papers Prague 2022

Call for Papers UMAC-NATHIST-ICME-ICR 2022 JOINT ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Power of Museums: Sustainability   The global museum community meets in Prague for the 26th ICOM General Conference from 20 – 28 August 2022. This general conference will focus on the strength, position, and capacity of museums in building a free, democratic, and educated society. It will also consider how museums …

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Blog of the NATHIST -ICOM Anthropocene working group

Blog of the NATHIST -ICOM Anthropocene working groupThe Anthropocene is a proposed epoque in the Earth’s geological time scale, occurring just after the Holocene, which began 11,000 years before present. The validity of this proposal is still debated within the stratigraphic community, which have authority over naming scales in the planet’s geological sequence. The Anthropocene has gained considerable interest in …

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Earth Day webinar: Museums and Sustainability

21 April 17.00 CESTKeywords: Climate action, climate justice, Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA), Black and indigenous people of colour (BIPOC), environmental sustainability, social sustainability, visitor activation, community activation On the occasion of Earth Day 2021, this ICOM webinar (in English) will cover issues related to sustainability and museums. Bringing together museum professionals from four different regions, the panel discussion …