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 …

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Call for Papers NatHist Annual Conference 2021

We are pleased to announce ICOM NATHIST VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021 from 13th – 15th September 2021. The conference theme is THE OLDEST NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS AS A CHALLENGE OF RESEARCH AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. The abstract submission is already open: https://www.icomnathist2021.com/index.php/abstracts. Do not miss a great opportunity to come virtually together to share news and information in these exciting and unpredictable …

ICOM NATHIST: Museums and COVID-19 Measures

While the ongoing repetitive waves of pandemic has brought troubles to the museums and tourism industry, many of us in the museums are striving for building a safe environment for both the staff and the visitors. ICOM NATHIST has collected the prevention measures from several museums in the first half of this year. If you wish to contribute the logistics …