Come and dance with us!NEMO hopes to see you at the event A Museum Night Out - Dance at the Museum on Tuesday 19 June in Berlin, Germany! NEMO wants to bring the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH 2018) to the people during the European Cultural Heritage Summit, by celebrating cultural heritage and museums with dancing and networking! Registration is required.
On 25 May 15:00 CET, we would like to invite you to a free NEMO Webinar dealing with difficult heritage. Jonathan Eaton and Mirian Bllaci will bring a more serious aspect to the EYCH 2018 celebrations when facilitating the webinar "From mines to mind-maps: A dialogue-based approach to museum planning at Spaç Prison". Register via this form before 22 June.
June is fully packed with events and deadlines in the NEMO calendar. Make sure to apply to the next NEMO International Training Course before 19 June! On 17 September 2018, the House of European History in Brussels, Belgium, will inform participants on how a multilingual narrative can be developed and delivered. NEMO members participate free of charge and are covered by travel grants. Non-members are welcome to participate for a fee of 250 euros. Access more information about the International Training Course here.
NEMO is thrilled to announce that the project NEMO Members Resources Mapping is finalised! The project was executed to map the vast resources that are lying within the network and it reflects NEMO's wish to make the knowledge about museum-related topics, contacts and publications accessible to the members. NEMO has mapped the resources according to it’s main themes, the four museum values in the collection, education, social and economic field.
The latest addition to the library of NEMO Publications has been released! Download NEMO board member Margherita Sani's report The NL Factor - A journey in the educational world of Dutch museums by clicking here to learn what makes Dutch museums so successful when engaging with young people. Happy reading!
See you on the dance floor!
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| First NEMO Political Internships in Museums at a European LevelOn 25 May 2018, the first instance of NEMO Political Internships at Museums took place. MEP and member of the CULT committee, Julie Ward interned at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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| NEMO Releases Publication on Education and Children in MuseumsWith the support of NEMO and the Netherlands Museums Association, Margherita Sani has conducted research on education in children museums in the Netherlands. The result of the research and a gallery of all Dutch nominees of the…
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| NEMO has been Invited as Expert Speakers at the European Summit Conference: Endangered Heritage/ Endangered ValuesA member of the NEMO executive board has been invited as an expert speaker at the Endangered Heritage/ Endangered Values panel debate, which is organised within the framework of the European Cultural Heritage Summit: Sharing…
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| NEMO Co-Organises Conference on Cultural Heritage and Digital EnvironmentOn 19 June, the one day conference "Cultural Heritage Communities and Audiences in Today’s Digital Environment Conference" is organised within the framework of the European Cultural Heritage Summit in Berlin, Germany. The Heritage…
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| The New European Agenda for Culture On 22 May 2018, the new Agenda for Culture was adopted by the European Commission.
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| The European Commission proposes a +27 % Budget Increase for the new Creative Europe Programme On 30 May 2018, the proposal for the Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027 was presented by the European Commission. NEMO welcomes the proposal of the Commission and is happy to see that the Creative Europe’s total budget increases…
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| It is Time to Open up the Museum for EveryoneOn 8 June 2018, the British Museums Association launched the project Open Up: museums for everyone. A guide to support museums to increase the diversity among their visitors has also been released to accompany the initiative.
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| 8 Culture Organisations Release Recommendations for Building Synergies between Education and CultureRecommendations for building synergies between education and culture has been released in the hope of creating a stronger bond between the two fields. The signatories of a recent statement suggest that an inclusive society can be…
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| Cultural Heritage to be Mainstreamed across EU Policy FieldsOn Wednesday 23 May 2018, the Bulgarian Presidency presented the Conclusions on mainstreaming cultural heritage in other EU policy fields will be adopted by the Council of Ministers. The objective of the conclusion is to bring…
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| Culture Identified as Cornerstone for a Strong European IdentityThe European Committee of the Regions’ plenary session on 17 May 2018 resulted in the adoption of two important opinions, both highlighting the importance of culture and cultural heritage.
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| Call for Tenders: New Creative Europe Initiative Launched for the Mobility of Artists and Culture ProfessionalsOn 31 May, the call for tenders "Mobility scheme for artists and/or culture professionals" was launched. It aims to define and test a cross-border mobility scheme tailored for artists and culture professionals.
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19.11. - 21.11.2018,
Breda, The Netherlands
Workshop: Innovative digital technologies
Workshop for museum professionals, organised by TRACES. Apply before 18 June.
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14.11. - 16.11.2018,
Sarawak, Malaysia
New Curatorial Perspectives for a Changed World
Conference: “New Curatorial Perspectives for a Changed World”. 8th General Conference of the Asia-Europe Museum Network (ASEMUS).
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08.11. - 10.11.2018,
Belfast, United Kingdom
Conference: Annual Conference Museums Association (UK)
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22.10. - 24.10.2018,
Mechelen, Belgium
Let’s engage! Creating digital stories
Workshop for museum professionals, organised by TRACES. Apply before 18 June.
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10.10. - 14.10.2018,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
THE ARTS+ Festival
NEMO will participate in THE ARTS+ Innovation Summit on 10 October 2018.
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Institutution: The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle – Skopje, Workshop for improving access for blind and visually impaired visitorsWe started the activities within the project for improving the access of blind and visually impaired people to the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, supported by the Balkan Museum Network, as part of the programme of the Museum for social inclusion called Open Museums. On June 22, the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle in cooperation with Macedonian National Committee of ICOM are organising the seminar “Museums for all” for museum professionals on the subject of access and inclusion with guest speakers from the region.
>> Click here for more information.
ICOM Russia - 1st International Scientific and Technical Conference “The Light in the Museum” - April 18-20, 2018 - St. Petersburg, the State Hermitage Museum. The conference "The light in the Museum” was devoted to the role and importance of light and lighting equipment in the preservation of museum values in Russia and abroad. In the framework of the Conference "The light in the Museum” the leading Russian and foreign specialists discussed topical issues of the application of modern lighting technologies in museums.
>> Access more information about the conference here.
The National Museum of Secret Surveillance "House of Leaves", Tirana, Albania: Impression "Impression" is an educational program at the museum for talented students. After visiting the museum, students get to draw inspiration from the visit to create something in the artistic genre of their choice, such as writing, painting or art installation. The project was finalized on 23 May with an exhibition and an award ceremony.
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Swedish Museum Association: July 4th 2018 Museum’s Day during the Politician Week in Visby With the Swedish elections coming up in September 2018, the Museum Association, members and partners intensify the advocacy work for museums. Various aspects of the importance and future of museums in society make up themes for six seminars during the ”Politician Week” in Almedalen, Visby, on the island of Gotland.
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Lithuanian Museums Association (LMA) - Lithuanian Museums Route 2018 "Signs of the Year of Independence", Lithuania, 18 May – 27 September 2018 Organized by LMA the program of special museum events provides a meaningful journey through all ethnographic regions. Celebrating the European Year of Cultural Heritage and a Centenary of the Restoration of the State, 75 museums have prepared 130 events which invites to reflect on the most important achievements of Lithuania (1918–1940).
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