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Because of a timetabling clash we've changed dates so our Universeum friends can join us in Sydney as well ... Expect to see the Call for Papers in next couple of weeks. University of Sydney's

@ccwm_sydney

will host the 2023 annual UMAC conference from the 29-31 August, 2023.

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· Aug 22

Here's one for your 2023 diary - save the date 11–13 July

! The UMAC 2023 webpage is live: sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-o Call for papers coming next month

New UMAC Board elected for 2022 to 2025. umac.icom.museum/about-umac/uma

Chau Chak Wing Museum

@ccwm_sydney

Sep 15

Find out more about our award-winning Object-Based Learning Program by visiting our website: sydney.edu.au/museum/educati

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Dr Annelies Van de Ven

@archaeoa1

· Sep 15

One object many stories Objects aren’t just a great resource for arts and social science courses but are engaging for students across many fields of study Jane Thogersen talks about the amazing OBL work taking place at the @ccwm_sydney @ourstoryinabox_

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Sep 19

Museums should ensure that the information they present in displays and exhibitions is well-founded, accurate and gives appropriate consideration to represented groups or beliefs. #ICOMCodeofEthics 📘

Sep 5

ICOM is offering a Special Grants round in response to the war in #Ukraine and its impacts on neighbouring countries. Open to countries which are supporting, or wanting to support, Ukrainian #museums and #museumprofessionals. 🕒Deadline: 14 Oct Apply 👉ecs.page.link/CNC8N

Find out more about the winner and finalists of the Award:

UMAC AWARD 2022

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Sep 18

umac.icom.museum/umac-award-202 The ceremony was attended by the representatives of the UMAC Award 2022 finalists and the Jury. The Award was presented by Morten Arnika Skydsgaard of the Science Museerne who won last year's UMAC Award.

CONGRATULATIONS! The 2022 UMAC Award was won by the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, for their project: Time Travel・Hong Kong. The Award was accepted by Josh Yiu, Director of the Art Museum, at an online live ceremony held on 18 September.

UMAC AWARD 2022: THE WINNER

Live streaming of the official announcement of the winner of the UMAC Award 2022.Shortlist:The Chinese University of Hong Kong, ChinaArt MuseumPROJECT Digita...

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Marta C. Lourenco

@martaclourenco

Sep 18

The UMAC AWARD 2022 was announced today: it's the Art Museum of

@CUHKofficial

🙌✨🥂 CONGRATULATIONS! umac.icom.museum/umac-award/uma

Sep 18

The WINNER of the 2022 UMAC Award will be announced later on today! September 18, at 12:00 Lisbon/London time. Who will it be this year? #universitymuseums #creativity #highereducation

UMAC AWARD 2022: THE WINNER

Live streaming of the official announcement of the winner of the UMAC Award 2022.Shortlist:The Chinese University of Hong Kong, ChinaArt MuseumPROJECT Digita...

The University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum Reopens to the Public after 14 Years

Sep 14

The University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum Reopens to the Public after 14 Years artnews.com/art-news/spons via

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The reinvigorated Stanley Museum of Art marks an evolutionary turning point for the Iowa idea.

Sep 14

UMAC AWARD 2022 Nominees (Episode 3): THESIS, Contemporary Art Museum of Bogotá

UMAC AWARD 2022 Nominees (Episode 3): THESIS, Contemporary Art Museum...

Presentation of the shortlist of nominees to the UMAC Award 2022.With Akiko Fukuno (UMAC AWARD COMMITTEE) and Marta Lourenco (UMAC Chair).Project THESIS, Con...

Native American Human Remains and Sacred Objects Found at the University of North Dakota

Sep 13

Native American Human Remains and Sacred Objects Found at the University of North Dakota

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Curators and professors are now working alongside tribal representatives to begin the process of repatriating human remains and objects.

UQ Antiquities Museum

@UQAntiquities

Sep 13

Our new exhibition "Wondrous Machines: Hero of Alexandria’s Ancient Automata" opens October 7. The exhibition is a collaboration between UQ's Schools of HPI and ITEE and is funded by a grant from the QUEX Institute. Register here: tinyurl.com/3cswkdjz

Sep 12

"By acquiring #artefacts with unclear provenance, #museums and collectors are directly supporting the #illicit trade of cultural objects or blood antiquities" I

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We need an open dialogue on global research engagement

Sep 12

We need an open dialogue on global research engagement

universityworldnews.com

As temperatures continue to rise, both literally and between nations, international research engagement – a precondition for finding and implementin...

Ancient Egyptian Collections in Australia: a Curator’s Perspective | Egyptian Streets

Sep 11

Ancient Egyptian Collections in Australia: a Curator’s Perspective

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Renowned Egyptian journalist, Mohamed Hassenein Heikal once stated, ‘modern Egyptians can feel ancient Egypt better than any Western archaeologist’, a sentiment I wouldn’t question. Egyptians have a...

Congratulations to

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great to see a #UniversityMuseum win the European Art Museum Award!

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Fiona Kearney

@fionakearney

· Sep 10

Wow! What just happened. @glucksman @ucc has just won European Art Museum award. I am beyond proud of our team, board and audiences for this achievement. What an incredible moment in our museum’s history.

Sep 8

Do art #museums prioritize visitor well-being enough? More than 200 curators, educators, researchers, security guards, exhibit designers, and others working at art museums were surveyed to gauge how museums can impact visitors’ #wellbeing |

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Sep 8

UMAC AWARD 2022 Nominees (Episode 2): ORCHID BLOSSOMS, Tokyo University Museum/Intermediathèque.

UMAC AWARD 2022 Nominees (Episode 2): ORCHID BLOSSOMS, Tokyo Univer...

Presentation of the shortlist of nominees to the UMAC Award 2022.With Akiko Fukuno (UMAC AWARD COMMITTEE) and Marta Lourenco (UMAC Chair).Ayumi Terada presen...

Sep 7

Research on human remains and materials of sacred significance in #museums must be accomplished in a manner consistent with professional standards & take into account the interests and beliefs of the community from whom the objects originated. #ICOMCodeofEthics 📘

Sep 6

First UMAC 2022 Award finalist - TIME TRAVEL, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum

UMAC AWARD 2022 Nominees (Episode 1): TIME TRAVEL, The Chinese...

Presentation of the shortlist of nominees to the UMAC Award 2022.With Akiko Fukuno (UMAC AWARD COMMITTEE) and Marta Lourenco (UMAC Chair).TIME TRAVEL, The Ch...

New exhibit shows how the West created the fantasy of ancient Egypt

Sep 4

New exhibit shows how the West created the fantasy of ancient Egypt

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How can Africa’s vast appetite for higher education be met?

Sep 2

How can Africa’s vast appetite for higher education be met?

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Sep 1

Conversations with each of the finalists will occur in the coming two weeks, and the final announcement will be made on Sunday, 18 September, 12 PM Lisbon/London time. Congratulations all! #UniversityMuseums #Creativity #HigherEducation #UMACAward2022 umac.icom.museum/umac-award-202

The University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT) / Intermediatheque Orchids Blossom – Botanical Art Collections from the University of Tokyo

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá THESIS project

They are:- Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Time Travel・Hong Kong

The three finalists for the UMAC AWARD 2022 were announced today by Akiko Fukuno & Marta Lourenco! #UMACAward2022 #finalists

#UniversityMuseums must be engaged in this work, renegotiating the social contract of #HigherEducation

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· Aug 31

For university-based scientists an interesting response when the social contract between institutions and government drifts to disfunction. twitter.com/Wheres_Minmi/s…

For university-based scientists an interesting response when the social contract between institutions and government drifts to disfunction.

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Minmi Paravertebra

@Wheres_Minmi

· Aug 31

Evidence-informed decision-making in Canada: How a grassroots movement restored respect for science | A Case Study evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/research/re

Coming up very soon! The much anticipated announcement of the three finalists for the #UMACAward2022 on our YouTube channel. Three great projects on museology in #HigherEducation to be announced soon. #UniversityMuseums #UniversityCollections youtube.com/watch?v=nWwPbJ

#Museums have particular responsibilities to all for the care, accessibility and interpretation of primary evidence collected and held in their collections. #ICOMCodeofEthics 📘

University’s prized Galileo manuscript exposed as forgery

University’s prized Galileo manuscript exposed as forgery

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For decades the University of Michigan Library in the United States has prized a manuscript related to the discovery by Galileo Galilei of Jupiter’s...