CIDOC Conference 2020

The CIDOC Conference 2020 will address an important societal theme that cannot be ignored nowadays: digital transformation in cultural heritage institutions. This Conference is looking to collect first-hand experiences, bring […]

Museums+Tech 2020

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, programmes, and internally? Do they have what it takes to survive when their doors can no longer open to the public? What role can digital […]

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 […]

(Asia) Virtual Event: 2021 Culture + Trends Report: Happiness Reset

What defines the post-2020 consumer? 2020 has been eventful to say the least, but amidst the crises we’ve witnessed, there is a silver lining. Confronted with a global pandemic we collectively opened our doors to new attitudes, behaviors and values, changing how we seek and attain happiness, a happiness reset you could say. Happiness has […]

VRAR Chicago: The Next Evolution in Arts & Culture

Even during travel restrictions, augmented and virtual reality allow us to experience arts & culture from far away places. While it will never be a replacement for seeing the Mona Lisa or the Great Wall of China in person, VR and AR can bring these masterpieces right into your home. Programs like “Let's Create! Pottery […]

The Art Museum in the Digital Age – 2021

The Belvedere Research Center organizes its third international conference on the digital transformation of the art museum. The 2021 edition will focus on online collections and the re-contextualization of the […]