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Abu Dhabi to host major museums congress
A major Congress on the creation, development and management of museums in the Middle East is to be held in Abu Dhabi next June. The Future Museum Congress will run from 7-9th June and will bring together top international speakers and exhibitors from around the world to discuss latest innovations and solutions in museums, and to showcase the latest systems, services and equipment for the fast developing museum business in the Middle East and North Africa.The organisers, Turret Middle East, today issued a Call for Papers inviting speakers and companies to put forward topics for presentation at the Future Museums Congress. “Our objective is to create the largest exchange of knowledge for all those involved in museum creation and management” says Event Director Bob Denton.
At the core of Abu Dhabi’s twenty-one-year plan is the intent to become the cultural hub of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, and to this end major new museums are being built over the next few years. The Etihad national airline connects Abu Dhabi with fifty destinations and it is also served by thirty other companies, making the city a hub for the region - a region that boasts many other newly-built or refurbished museums and heritage centres.
Future Museums will be a unique blend of keynote addresses from museum luminaries, a high-level conference drawing speakers and delegates from all over the world, a broad-based social programme for those speakers and delegates, and an exhibition featuring all the latest services and solutions for museum management.
More at www.FutureMuseums.com
Future Museums runs from 7th – 9th June 2010 at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Keynotes will feature prize-winning architects who have been invited to present their latest designs and concepts and global visionaries who will provide their views on the future for museums.
Conference – a call for papers within the following themes already has them coming in from all over the world:
• Museum Design, Planning and Construction
• Governmental Support, Sponsorship and Partnerships
• Conservation, Restoration and Sustainability
• Curation, Asset Management and Security
• Exhibit Interpretation, Interaction and Hands-on
• Design, installation and technology of exhibits
• Collaboration, temporary and travelling exhibits
• Virtual displays, podcasts, blogs and electronic media
• Visitor research and management, admission systems
• Marketing, promotion and PR
• Retailing solutions and e-commerce
• Storage and transportation of exhibits
Visitors and delegates - we are inviting and already registering:
cultural ministers and cultural departments officials; museum and heritage centre architects; museum planning, design and construction organisations; curators, gallery managers, CEOs and directors; private collectors; conservation and restoration managers; museum collection and asset managers; education, adult and outreach managers; interpreters, documentation services and designers; museum funding organisations and agencies; financial managers; operations and technical managers; visitor services managers; museum retail store and catering managers and services…
Author/Source: www.FutureMuseums.com
