[BCMA] [canmuse-l] International Museums Conference in Vancouver October 2012
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Date : 2012-02-06 10:21
Objet : [canmuse-l] International Museums Conference in Vancouver October
2012
City Museums: Collisions | Connections, CAMOC/Museum of Vancouver,
Vancouver, Canada, October 24-26, 2012
CAMOC, the International Committee for the Collections and Activities of
Museums of Cities of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), in
collaboration with the Museum of Vancouver, invites papers for “City
Museums: Collisions | Connections”, a conference on city museums and
their engagement in city life to be held at the Museum of Vancouver,
October 24-26, 2012. We are soliciting panels, presentations (15 minutes
in length), virtual exhibitions/apps, films, and other presentations about
city museums.
The conference will bring people together to talk about how city museums
are reconsidering their role in civic life due to the enormous pressure
cities face in terms of aging infrastructure, the need for urban
regeneration, economic and environmental crises, and social issues such
demographic shifts, global diasporas, increasing immigrant and urban
Aboriginal populations. The conference will look at city museums under
development, urban/suburban city museums, and city museums in large and
small cities.
For further information or to submit a proposal (300–500 words accompanied
by a 200-word biography by April 15, 2012), contact
CatherineC.Cole at telus.net ; 1-780-424-2229.
Details below:
City Museums: Collisions I Connections
CAMOC / Museum of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 24-26, 2012
CAMOC, the International Committee for the Collections and Activities of
Museums of Cities of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), in
collaboration with the Museum of Vancouver, invites papers for “City
Museums: Collisions I Connections”, a conference on city museums and their
engagement in city life to be held at the Museum of Vancouver, October
24-26, 2012. We are soliciting panels, presentations (15 minutes in
length), virtual exhibitions/apps, films, and other presentations about
city museums. There will be a poster competition for delegates to present
case studies of projects from their museums addressing one of the
conference themes. We would be happy to consider and accommodate other
sorts of presentation methods as well.
CAMOC is “a forum for people who work in or are interested in museums
about cities, urban planners, historians, economists, architects or
geographers, all of whom together can share knowledge and experience,
exchange ideas and explore partnerships across international boundaries.”
http://camoc.icom.museum/index2.php The Museum of Vancouver is Canada’s
largest urban history museum focusing on the life of a city.
http://www.museumofvancouver.ca/
The conference will bring people together to talk about how city museums
are reconsidering their role in civic life due to the enormous pressure
cities face in terms of aging infrastructure, the need for urban
regeneration, economic and environmental crises, and social issues such
demographic shifts, global diasporas, increasing immigrant and urban
Aboriginal populations. The conference will look at city museums under
development, urban/suburban city museums, and city museums in large and
small cities.
Under the wider rubric of the conference theme, suggested sub-topics
include:
· Defining the 21st century city museum: the changing role of the
city museum today
o City museum as urban forum and dialogue centre
o City museum as agency for urban development
o City museums and city branding
· Cities and museums: collisions/connections/contemporary
expectations
o Measuring the social value of city museums: inspirations and
challenges. In times of financial instability, museums need to prove their
social value as collection repositories, as contact zones between people
and communities, as educational resources for society at large, as
boosters for the cultural and tourist industry, as generators of powerful
multi-sensory experiences, as agents of social harmony and stability
o Furthering understanding and fostering social cohesion and connections
among people (immigrants/migrants, long-term residents & Aboriginal
communities)
o Changing demographics in today’s cities, ensuring the present and
future relevance of city museums by changing whose stories are collected
and told, and how museums work with communities
o Contributing to community development and well-being: engaging in
issues such as literacy, poverty, youth at risk, etc.
o Reducing isolation in communities: creating a sense of place &
identity
o Providing economic impact: how effective are city museums becoming
destinations and revitalizing downtown cores?
o Understanding the impact of new museum roles on museum staff
o Inviting museum professional to consider how city museums either learn
from, or offer a model for, other urban museums in their changing
relationships to their urban setting.
The conference will have several components: 1) formal papers; 2) site
visits to urban and suburban museums; 3) poster competition (details to
follow) and exhibit area for museums to share their work; 4) a roundtable
discussion by invitation for museologists and urbanists to share and
elaborate on the definitions of the 21st century City Museums and the
interim results of the “City Museums Database” project.
Keynote speakers and social events will be announced as they are
confirmed. If there is sufficient interest, a post-conference tour will be
arranged.
Interested participants, whether panel chairs or authors of individual
papers, should send a proposal of 300–500 words accompanied by a 200-word
biography by April 15, 2012 to:
Email: CatherineC.Cole at telus.net
or by mail to:
Catherine C. Cole
Principal Consultant, Catherine C. Cole & Associates
Conference Co-Chair/Member CAMOC Board
10023 93 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA, T5H 1W6
phone/fax: 1-780-424-2229
Funding of up to €500 may be available from CAMOC to assist one or two
young (under 35) participants from developing countries. Please advise
whether funding is required. Canadians may apply to the Canadian Museums
Association for up to $1,200 (50% matched funding); Albertans may apply to
the Alberta Museums Association for up to $5,000 (75% matched funding) to
attend.
Catherine C. Cole
Principal Consultant
Catherine C. Cole & Associates
10023 93 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA, T5H 1W6
phone/fax: 780-424-2229
CatherineC.Cole at telus.net
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