The MeLa* Project
MeLa* European Museums in an age of migrations is a four year long research project funded by the European Commission under the Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Program (FP7th). MeLa* is an interdisciplinary programme which reflects on the new museums role with the aim to define new strategies for contemporary museums in a context characterized by a continuous migration of people and ideas.
MeLa* Events 2012
The MeLa* Project is organizing a series of events aimed at deepening the knowledge in the Project Research Fields. Check the calendar below recording the forthcoming scheduled events and find out more on the Event section and on the blog.
MeLa* 2012 Calendar (updated feb. 2012) MeLa* 2012 Calendar (updated feb. 2012)Research Fields
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Research Field 01
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Museums & Identity in History and Contemporaneity
Research Field 01
Museums & Identity in History and Contemporaneity Research Field 01 - Museums & Identity in History and Contemporaneity
Research Field 01 investigates the historical and contemporary relationships between European museum representations and identity within the contextual structure...
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Research Field 02
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Cultural Memory, Migrating Modernity and Museum Practices
Research Field 02
Cultural Memory, Migrating Modernity and Museum Practices Research Field 02 - Cultural Memory, Migrating Modernity and Museum Practices
Research Field 02 examines the question of memory as both individually and collectively understood, in its private and public forms, in order to reassess its rel...
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Research Field 03
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Network of Museums, Libraries and Public Cultural Institutions
Research Field 03
Network of Museums, Libraries and Public Cultural Institutions Research Field 03 - Network of Museums, Libraries and Public Cultural Institutions
Research Field 03 is devoted to investigating, identifying and proposing innovative coordination strategies between European museums, libraries & other public cu...
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Research Field 04
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Curatorial and Artistic Research
Research Field 04
Curatorial and Artistic Research Research Field 04 - Curatorial and Artistic Research
Research Field 04 explores the relationship between art, migration and representation within the contemporary exhibition sector. By combining philosophical, hist...
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Research Field 05
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Exhibition Design, Technology of Representation and Experimental Actions
Research Field 05
Exhibition Design, Technology of Representation and Experimental Actions Research Field 05 - Exhibition Design, Technology of Representation and Experimental Actions
Research Field 05 intends to explore and experience the potentialities of communication technologies in the renovation of museum actions, as well as in the enhan...
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Research Field 06
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Envisioning 21st Century Museums
Research Field 06
Envisioning 21st Century Museums Research Field 06 - Envisioning 21st Century Museums
Research Field 06 is meant to provide theoretical, methodological, phenomenological and operative contributions to the interpretation of diversities and commonal...
From the Blog
MeLa Seminar: Envisioning 21st Century Museums
Don’t miss the next Mela Seminar: Envisioning 21st Century Museums!
A Public Symposium will take place on the 31st of May 2012 at the Post and Tele Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark.
You can find more information about the event on our website, here.
www.mela-blog.net
Events
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Biblioteca Vivente - Living Library
Milan, Italy | Biblioteca Crescenzago
Biblioteca Vivente - Living Library 19-20 May 2012 more -
Living together 'in' diversity: National societies in the multicultural age
Budapest, Hungary | Central European University (CEU)
Living together 'in' diversity: National societies in the multicultural age 21-22 May 2012 more -
Seminar: Envisioning 21st Century Museums
Copenhagen, Denmark | Post and Tele Museum
MeLa | Internal Research Meeting and Pubblic SeminarSeminar: Envisioning 21st Century Museums Fd06 31st May more
Documents
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Luca Basso Peressut, Clelia Pozzi
Books
March 2012 Museums in an Age of Migrations Fd06 more -
Simon Knell, Bodil Axelsson, Lill Eilertsen, Eleni Myrivili, Ilaria Porciani, Andrew Sawyer and Sheila Watson
Books
April 2012 Crossing Borders. Connecting European Identities in Museums and Online more -
Chris Whitehead, Rhiannon Mason, Susannah Eckersley
Presentation
April 2012 RF01 Brainstorming: Museums, Migrations and Identities Fd01 more
Call for papers
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Migrating heritage
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
MeLa | Research Field 03 ConferenceDEADLINE: 16th July 2012Migrating heritage Fd03 3-4 December 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS! moreThe Politics of Memory
Zadar, Croatia | University of Zadar
DEADLINE: 1 June 2012The Politics of Memory 6-9 September 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS! moreEuromed 2012: International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Digital Libraries
Limassol, Cyprus | Amathus-Hotel
DEADLINE: 28 may 2012Euromed 2012: International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Digital Libraries 28 Oct.-3 Nov. 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS! moreINTERCOM CONFERENCE 2012: #museumchallenges
Sydney, Australia | sede
DEADLINE: 31 May 2012INTERCOM CONFERENCE 2012: #museumchallenges 25-29 November 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS! more