We are happy to announce that the ICOM ICME 51st Annual Conference 2018 “Re‐imagining the Museum in the Global Contemporary”, held from 9-12 October in Tartu, Estonian National Museum, registration is now open!
 
ICOM ICME invites you to join us in Estonia to reflect upon the complex context(s) in which museums exist today, and to creatively examine the range of new and future roles we might productively employ in our respective and interconnected institutions.
 
It has now been fifteen years since Andrea Witcomb published Re‐imagining the Museum, but her text remains relevant today. Museums are situated in a world of rapidly changing global politics, contested digital technologies, and increasing socio‐economic inequalities. Within this ‘global contemporary,’ we recognize that various ideologies and ethical perspectives greatly influence and impact our work, in regard to understanding collections, designing exhibitions, and various other aspects of museum work.
 
ICME are delighted to announce four keynote speakers: Dr Wayne Modest (Netherlands), Dr Pille Runnel (Estonia), Dr Philipp Schorch (Germany) and Dr Andrea Witcomb (Australia). Details of their research interests can be found here.
 
The conference program will be announced before the end of June.
For updates, please check ENM's webpage; ICME webpage or follow us on Facebook and the #icomicme.
 
ICME is the international committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) devoted to ethnographic museums and collections from local, national, and/or global cultures and societies. Our annual conference brings together diverse museum scholars and practitioners from across the world.
 
We hope to see you in Tartu in October!