• Discussions on Transforming Museum Experience

    Join Cooper Hewitt for an interactive session on Transforming Museum Experience. Participants will explore topics related to the design of a museum experience, thoughts on how and why it should transform, and share ideas for how we might work to bring about the kind of transformation we seek collectively. The format of the program is […]

  • Cities & Museums Webinar Forum – 4th Session

    The creation of social and economic networks for the cultural and artistic establishment in times of crisis Given the reduction in public subsidies, it is necessary for civil society to get involved and participate in the conservation, research and dissemination of artistic heritage, as well as in its production. We are interested in knowing the […]

  • Museums and Galleries Responding to the Climate and Ecological Crisis

    NMDC is hosting a virtual conference on the climate crisis, convened by CEO of the Horniman, Nick Merriman who is also Chair of NMDC’s environment and ecology subgroup. Participants will discuss how museum professionals can learn from each other’s efforts to tackle the climate and ecological crisis. The focus will be on positive action and […]

  • Christie’s Education Conference 2020: The Chinese Art Market

    Christie’s Education will be holding its first global virtual conference on 26-27 November 2020. The conference will explore the global impact of the Chinese art ecosystem from both historical and current perspectives. […]

  • Making History Together: Public Participation in Museums

    The international online symposium will bring together scholars, museum professionals and heritage practitioners to discuss how participatory history is constructed, developed, and implemented in museums. We invite you to register and attend the one-day symposium “Making History Together: Public Participation in Museums”. It will take place on 15 December 2020 and will bring together participants […]

  • What is a Museum? Part 2: The Function of Collecting

    The defining essential unity in museums are the functions of collecting, preserving, documenting, researching, exhibiting and in other ways, communicating and interpreting evidence of human culture and history for the benefit of everyone. Should our collections shift as our communities do? In a world aimed towards political correctness, how do we address collections as a […]