Museums, Collections and Society Conference

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P.J. Veth Nonnensteeg 1-3 2311 VJ Leiden, room 1.01

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The Interdisciplinary Research Group Museums, Collections and Society (MCS) is organizing a conference on 5-6 July 2023, in collaboration with the LDE Centre for Global Heritage and Development.

The conference sessions will cover topics such as the changing roles of modern art museums, the protection of cultural heritage in Ukraine, provenance research and the digital, and collecting in the 21st century, bringing together national and international colleagues to discuss issues and problems in their fields of expertise.

The attendance is free of charge, and a registration form will be available by mid-May.  

The four topics covered in the MCS conference are:

  1. The Changing Roles of Modern Art Museums
  2. Protection of Cultural Heritage in Ukraine
  3. Provenance Research and the Digital
  4. Collecting in the 21st Century: Why and What? And what about the role of the digital?

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