International Conference on the Inclusive Museum

The International Conference on the Inclusive Museum was held at the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, the Netherlands, 8-11 June 2008. Main Speakers included some of the leading thinkers in museum studies and leading practitioners, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations.

Presenters submitted written papers to the The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum, a fully refereed academic Journal. Virtual participants also had the option to submit papers for consideration by the Journal. All registered Conference participants received a complimentary online subscription to the Journal when registration is finalised.

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Public Lectures

Professor David Throsby

• Professor, Department of Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
  Valuing Culture Public Lecture  (April 2008)

Madame Alissandra Cummins

• Chairperson, Memory of the World International Advisory Committee, UNESCO; President, International Council of Museums, Paris and Director Barbados Museum and Historical Society
  Memory of the World Public Lecture (February 2008)

Museums and Community Engagement

• Vietnam Field School: International Field School in Museums and Sustainable Heritage Development (December 5-20, 2008)
  - Vietnam Field School Info
• Museums & Community Engagement Professional Development Program, The University of Queensland (July 2008)
  Valuing Culture Corazon Alvina and Professor Amareswar Galla
• Queensland Amalgamation: Central East Coast Roundtable, Bundaberg, Queensland (March 2008)

Intercultural Dialogue

• Valuing Culture Masterclass, State Library of Queensland (April 2008)
   Facilitated by Professor David Throsby
• International Symposium on Human Remains: From anatomic collections to objects of worship: conservation and exhibition of human remains in museums, the musée du quai Branly, Paris (February 2008)
• Indigenous Knowledge Centres: A forum at the State Library of Queensland (February 2008)
• Traditional Knowledge Systems - Museums & Intangible ‘Natural’ Heritage in South Asia: A Capacity Building Workshop, Hyderabad And Araku Valley, India (February 2008)
• Interaction and Practice: A conference in conjunction with the exhibition: “On the Nalanda Trail:  Buddhism in India, China and Southeast Asia, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore (January 2008)