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Updates on ICOM NATHIST 2023 Annual Conference in Costa Rica

Conferencia Anual ICOM NATHIST 2023, Costa Rica Theme: Realize Sustainability! Museums as agents for social and environmental development  ¡Realizar la sostenibilidad! Los museos como agentes de desarrollo social y medioambiental Agenda: Download PDF (EN)  、PDF(ES)   Call for Papers (until 15th July): Download Word file(EN) & Word file(ES), or click for details here>> https://icomnathist.com/2023/06/13/call-for-papers-…ce-in-costa-rica/ Student Bursary Application (until 15th July): …

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 …

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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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Keynote Speakers ICOM NATHIST Virtual Conference 2021

We are pleased to announce the keynote speakers for the ICOM NATHIST VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021 from 13th – 15th September 2021.  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Anita Hermannstädter, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: Old Things – New Insights. Approaches from the Humanities and Arts Eric Dorfman, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Natural History Collections at the Core of Research: History, Ethics and the …

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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 …

Minutes of the 2020 AGM

International Council of Museums Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History Annual General Meeting Minutes 10 June, Wednesday, 12 p.m, GMT+0 SPNHC-ICOM NATHIST 2020 Virtual Meeting Link (Zoom) https://spnhc.org/virtual-meeting-2020-wednesday/ Video recording https://youtu.be/jzJXwXdBEag

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Newsletter Spring 2020

Dear colleagues, members of ICOM NATHIST, The Corona crisis is affecting us all; On a personal, family, corporate and national level. The museums, as well as the vast majority of cultural bodies around the world, had to close their doors to the general public, and most of the workers had to go on unplanned leave. So especially at this time, …

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Conference postponed to 2022

Dear friends and partners of the SPNHC & ICOM NATHIST Joint Conference, It is with great disappointment that we have to inform you that due to the continuing escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference due to take place from 7th – 13th June this year will be postponed until 5 th – 11 th June 2022, taking place in …