ICMEMO, International Committee of Memorial Museums in Memory of Victims of Public Crimes & ICAMT, International Committee of Architecture and Museum Techniques.

Cincinnati, Ohio, the "Queen City" in the heart of America offers an unexpectedly apt venue at the crossroads of a complex political time to explore the topic of engaging societies in self-reflective museums. The Underground National Railroad Freedom Center will host the meeting that begins with an examination of American narratives in its national museums, and moves to other themes of interest to ICAMT and ICMEMO members as we hold joint and parallel sessions -including the "Architecture of Memorial Museums on Historical Sites and Off Site", the "Human Rights Struggle and Slavery in Exhibitions throughout the World", creating innovative spaces, and recreating spaces where the narratives used for years are no longer resonant with its current visitors.


Conference 2017
Memory Building: Engaging Society in Self-Reflective Museums
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Host: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
When: October 14-18, 2017

Joint annual meeting of: ICMEMO, International Committee of Memorial Museums in Memory of Victims of Public Crimes & ICAMT, International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques.
Cincinnati, Ohio, the "Queen City" in the heart of America offers an unexpectedly apt venue at the crossroads of a complex political time to explore the topic of engaging societies in self-reflective museums. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will host the meeting that begins with an examination of American narratives in its national museums, and moves to other themes of interest to ICAMT and ICMEMO members as we hold joint and parallel sessions -including the "Architecture of Memorial Museums on Historical Sites and Off Site", the "Human Rights Struggle and Slavery in Exhibitions throughout the World", creating innovative spaces, and recreating spaces where the narratives used for years are no longer resonant with its current visitors.

CALL FOR PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS
We invite you to submit proposals for a Pecha Kucha presentation. You may focus on recent and current examples of progressive work in a museum (yours), museums or related organizations under any of the themes identified below. Proposals should be no more than 300 words. Please also submit a biography of 100-150 words.

Pecha Kucha is a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each - 6 minutes and 40 seconds in total http://www.pechakucha.org/presentations/how-to-create-slides

* Architecture & museums in re-used buildings
* Museums dealing with the history of minorities
* Human rights and civil rights museums
* New developments

Deadline: 15 May 2017

Please send your proposal to Markus Moors, Secretary of IC Memo: [log in to unmask]

Accepted speakers will be notified by June 2017. Full or partial travel grants may be available.

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