It has long been an accepted belief that a museum is a temple of art. These days, however, priorities of museums have shifted from storing exhibits and expanding their collections to attracting the attention of various audiences. Increasingly more often, museums seek to become cultural institutions of interest. In their turn, additional museum services, such […]
Do you believe museums can become agents of change to foster better futures respecting people and the Planet? Do you want to start the ecological transition of your museum? Do you want to inspire your museum colleagues to commit to the climate crisis agenda? And most of all, you are passionate about innovation and change? […]
Museums making sense will discuss how museums can help visitors make sense of complicated matters – be it climate change or migration processes or economic relations. Through storytelling methods, museums can help us understand complex interrelations. Multiperspective approaches can help us appreciate different perspectives. Museums can work as innovative labs to test different complex scenarios, giving the opportunity […]
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 […]
Since 2012, Culture Greek has been bringing together the people who are at the forefront of digital transformation in museums, galleries, theaters, festivals, publishing and film. Their events are packed with real […]
Collect & Connect: Archives and Collections in a Digital Age will be held at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden (*) from 23-24 November 2020. The aims of this international conference which […]
What is the issue? The direct and indirect impacts of culture on local development are largely achieved through cultural participation and access of diverse groups of population to cultural amenities […]
On December 2-4, the U.S. Embassy in Greece, in partnership with the Benaki Museum and the British Council, will present the 10th International CoMuseum Conference. The event will take place […]
For the third iteration of Museum 2050’s annual symposium, the platform looks to explore the concept of collaboration, both in its proliferation in recent partnerships amongst museums, particularly in China, […]
The 2020 conference asks what role digital can play for museums in a crisis. How can museums and other cultural organisations respond to crisis, both in terms of their collections, […]
