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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
Museums and a 'Sense of Place'
Reykjavik, Iceland, 30 August to 3 September 2006.
You are invited to join your international colleagues at this important and
adventurous conference in Iceland.
The International Committee for Regional Museums (ICR) is holding its
annual conference on the theme Museums and a 'Sense of Place' from 30
August to 3 September 2006, co-hosted by the Iceland National Committee of
the International Council for Museums (ICOM).
The conference theme will address a range of topical issues identity,
community, and museums' role in documenting and interpreting the past and
present of the changing cultural, social and natural environment of the
localities that they serve.
International keynote speakers - all leaders in their fields - will set the
context for discussions and international exchange of experience through
thought-provoking theoretical and practice-based presentations. Colleagues
in both urban and rural museums are working at the heart of their
communities to define, reflect and strengthen the 'sense of place' which
means so much to residents and which visitors and tourists seek to
understand. We shall all learn from the new approaches shared with
delegates by museum professionals of many nations.
At the top of our world, Iceland's distinctive cultural heritage has
developed in a remote and rugged environment with its own beauty.
Conference participants will experience its rich diversity through visits
to some of its remarkable regional museums and natural wonders accompanied
by local curators and gain special insights into contemporary Icelandic
life. Delegates can extend their stay and join the special post-conference
tour (4-6 September), which includes sights less frequented by tourists.
Register for the conference before July 22! The programme organisers are
accepting offers of papers until 22 July. The sooner you book, the better
the flight prices!
Details of the conference programme and registration form can be found on
the International Committee for Regional Museums website: www.icr-icom.org,
If having difficulty, look in the newsletter section - January 2006 or July
2006.
This is truly a rare opportunity to meet with fellow professionals from
around the world, while enjoying the warmth of traditional Icelandic
hospitality. Come and join us! We look forward to meeting you in Reykjavik!
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