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Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS (CAM) TRIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM AND GENERAL MEETING PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE

March 31, 2011

Commonwealth Museums: Culture, Economy and Climate Change and Youth May 25 to 27, 2011

Organized by the Commonwealth Association of Museums
Hosted by the Singapore National Heritage Board at the Singapore Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)

This three day program will feature three main theme sessions, CAM’s Triennial meeting and Singapore museum excursions. Additional activities may be scheduled for May 24 and May 28. Full program information will be available by mid February.

THEMES
Part 1: Museums, Culture, and Sustainable Development
Part 2: World Watch Two: Conserving Cultures in the Face of Climate Change
Part 3: Connecting with Children and Youth

Click here to connect with the conference page for preliminary program and the most recent information.

CAM MEMBERS TO MEET AT ICOM SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Wednesday, November 10, 10:00am – 12:30pm
World Expo Centre

Oct 6, 2010

Our meeting room will be signposted but watch for a further update as to the room number.
Meeting Chair, Prof. Martin Segger, President, CAM.
Agenda.

1. Welcome and introductions.

2. Update on CAM initiatives

2011 Singapore CAM Triennial Conference

Distance Learning Course

International Cultural Heritage Law investigation

Other news

3. General discussion.

RETHINKING MUSEUMS: Mumbai Regional Conference and Workshops.

June 1–5, 2010

June 1–5, 2010 The five-day conference is intended to foster dialogue and offer practical sessions on ideas that address new thinking on the relevance of museums to communities and their role in today’s world. Museums in India and throughout the Commonwealth represent rich and diverse cultures but struggle to remain pertinent and to engage audiences in the contemporary world. Faced with this dilemma, there is a desire within museums to explore new theory and practices to fulfill their mandate for social service as cultural mediators. Topics to be covered will include audience development and methods of collaboration with diverse communities to create engaging exhibits and innovative educational programmes, in both in-house and outreach format, which tackle important social issues. For more details click here.