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International Achievement Award Winner – Dr. Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo
We are happy to announce our International Achievement Award Winner - Dr. Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo who is the Associate Professor and Director of Heritage Resources Management, and Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Athabasca University.. She has two decades of national and international experience in heritage conservation theory and practice. Shabnam holds a PhD in Environmental Design from the University of Calgary. She completed her post-doctoral research with the Canada Research Chair on Built Heritage at the Université de Montréal. Her current research examines the existing policies, guidelines, and procedures in the conservation and management of World Heritage sites; heritage education in Canada; and heritage documentation and conservation and climate impact. Shabnam coordinated the 2022 ICCROM International Summer School on Teaching and Communication Skills in Conservation and Science. She is the Co-Chair of the National Roundtable on Heritage Education and the Canadian Chapter [...]
Local or Global? The Future of Diaspora and Immigration Museums – Aga Khan Museum
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 6:30 pm Price: $10 Regular, $9 Friends, $7.50 Students and Seniors. Museum admission free. Click here to reserve tickets. Join us for the next installment of Global Conversations — a series of hybrid panel discussions with arts and culture leaders from around the world addressing the big questions and challenging global issues of the day. Diaspora communities speak to belonging across multiple generations and locations, encompassing a range of experiences from forced migration to skilled immigration. In the last three decades, these communities have been represented by a range of museums. Marking International Museum Day, this panel discussion explores how museums engage diaspora and immigrant communities and represent their stories, speaking to local and global issues and networks. This conversation brings together leaders from diaspora and immigration museums across North America to address the aims, approaches, and concerns of these institutions and their constituencies in the 21st century. [...]
Global Conversations: Museum Diplomacy in Changing Times – Aga Khan Museum
Date: March 8, 2023, 6:30 pm Price: $10 Regular, $9 Friends, $7.50 Students and Seniors. Click here to reserve tickets. Museum admission is free on Wednesday nights from 4–8 pm. Can't make it to the Museum? Watch live via Zoom. Click here to register. This International Women's Day, join Dr. Sarah Smith, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Art, Culture and Global Relations and Dr. Sascha Priewe, Director of Collections and Public Programs of the Aga Khan Museum, as they sit down with Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis, CEO and Director of the Aga Khan Museum, Ngaire Blankenberg, Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, and Anne Elisabeth Thibault, Executive Director of Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal’s Archaeology and History Complex to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing cultural institutions at this moment. With significant changes in the world, from the impact of the global pandemic to ongoing conflicts and a call to respond better to local audiences, what does museum leadership [...]
Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole Repatriation – An International Panel Discussion
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 | 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (PST) | BILL REID GALLERY 639 HORNBY STREET, VANCOUVER, BC CANADA Hlaa Hiyukwhl Gwildim-Goodaḿ Dim Dip Luu-diyaltkwhl Hli Haykwhl Ganiye’etguḿ - Preparing to Bring Our Ancestors Home “In Nisga’a culture, we believe that this pole is alive with the spirits of our ancestors. After nearly 100 years, we are finally able to bring our dear relative home to rest on Nisga’a lands. It means so much for us to have the Ni’isjoohl memorial pole returned to us, so that we can connect our family, nation, and our future generations with our living history” (Sim’oogit Ni’isjoohl, Earl Stephens) In-person RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/niisjoohl-memorial-pole-repatriation-an-international-panel-discussion-tickets-534854523277 Panel Discussion Livestream (Zoom): https://sfu.zoom.us/j/88098795913?pwd=aEhNV2hyM3k5K0ZHcHZtcjdxcGhaUT09 Passcode: 044861 YOU ARE INVITED TO AN INTERNATIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION ON NI’ISJOOHL MEMORIAL POLE The Nisga’a delegation, alongside staff from National Museums Scotland will participate in the first public panel discussion on the Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole [...]
Live Webinar: A Look at ICOM Prague 2022
Thursday December 8th at 6:00 pm EST Watch a lively discussion about ICOM Prague 2022. The webinar was hosted by ICOM Canada's Elka Weinstein and Michele Rivet, and featured our bursary recipients: Heidi Weber and Sophie Zhou. Heidi Weber is a doctoral candidate at Université du Quebec a Montréal and Sophie Zhou is a graduate of Centennial College. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA316vsifko
WEBINAR – A Revised ICOM Code of Ethics: A Discussion for Museums in Canada
Tuesday, October 18th at 7:00 p.m. EDT/4:00 p.m. PDT The ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums sets minimum professional standards and encourages the recognition of values shared by the international museum community. The ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums addresses diverse museum-related topics such as acquisition procedures, compliance with legislation, management of resources, security, returns and restitutions. The Code also advocates strong principles playing a key role in the fight against illicit traffic, for instance concerning due diligence and provenance. The live webinar will feature: Sally Yerkovich, President, ICOM Standing Committee on Ethics / ICOM-US Michele Rivet, Vice President, ICOM Canada, Vice-Chair, Canadian Museum for Human Rights Sarah Carr-Locke, Secretary, ICOM Canada, Director, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Viviane Gosselin, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, Curator of Contemporary Culture, Museum of Vancouver Click here to register for the event.