[NHCOLL-L:3008] New Roads For University Museums - Call for papers

[Marta C. Lourenco]

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UMAC Mexico City 2006
"New Roads for University Museums"

Preconference: 25 September 2006
Conference: 26, 27, 28, 29 September 2006
Postconference: 30, 31, September  and 1, 2 October 2006. Puebla and
Oaxaca Cities

CALL FOR PAPERS

Annual Conference of ICOM's International Committee of University
Museums and Collections (UMAC) in association with ICOM Mexico and
hosted by the National Autonomous University, Museo Universum, Antiguo
Colegio San Ildefonso, Museo Nacional de Antropologia and Centro
Cultural Betlemitas.

University museums have been facing multiple challenges in the past
decades, encompassing a redefinition of their missions, organization and
management, their position within universities, and increasingly diverse
audiences. At the same time, many university museums across the world
struggle daily with a decline in resources, lack of autonomy,
recognition, instability, and above all, lack of a clear role within the
academy and contemporary society.
What 'New Roads' are currently being adopted by university museums to
increase audiences and recognition, to improve standards and the use of
collections for teaching and research? What 'New Roads' are being
implemented by universities to reorganize, manage and fund their museums
and collections?
We are currently inviting submissions for oral and poster papers
focusing on the Conference's theme of "New Roads for University
Museums", as well as papers pertaining to all aspects of university
museums, collections and university heritage.

Abstracts will be accepted electronically until 15 May 2006. For
further information and registrations please go to: http://www.cimu.unam.mx

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Marta C Lourenco
Museum of Science
University of Lisbon
Rua da Escola Politecnica 56
1250-102 Lisboa