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Metz

Conference, symposium - Religion

Mysticism in the Rhine region and Devotio moderna

Ce colloque s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet DEMO de la Maison des sciences de l'Homme Lorraine. Il a pour but de faire avancer la recherche quant à la réception de la mystique rhénane. C’est de l’enjeu d’une mutation culturelle qui a des incidences importantes sur la modernité qu’il en va ici.

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2016

Milan

Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

The Predatory Museum

39th annual International Committee for Museology (ICOFOM) symposium

Have visitors ever wondered how museums acquire the wonderful things they present to the enquiring public? It is certain that some do, but how many would see the museum as a predator? Would they ever recognize the museum activity of acquiring the valued collections that are put on display as the result of a predatory undertaking? It is true that museums are discerning but eager recipients of gifts offered by individuals who cross their threshold and who are willing to donate or bequeath their treasured possessions to their local museum. These ongoing acts of charity aside, museums have other avenues of collection-building which they explore and have done so since their inception.

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