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ICOM Germany and Wintzerith, Stéphanie (Eds.): Museums Facing a Planetary Emergency: ICOM Germany annual conference together with ICOM Greece and ICOM Cyprus – held online on 14 November 2020, Heidelberg: arthistoricum.net, 2024 (Beiträge zur Museologie, Volume 12). https://doi.org/10.11588/arthistoricum.1275

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05/14/2024

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ICOM Germany (Ed.), Stéphanie Wintzerith (Ed.)

Museums Facing a Planetary Emergency

ICOM Germany annual conference together with ICOM Greece and ICOM Cyprus – held online on 14 November 2020

Beiträge zur Museologie

Our world is changing rapidly under the influence of human behaviour: climate change and biodiversity loss but also pandemics are just some of the most dramatic manifestations of global crises of unprecedented scope. As trusted sources of information and sites of transformative engagement, museums can and must play a role in addressing the most pressing issues of our times. How can museums respond to those crises, what new roles could our institutions play to strengthen the communities they serve? What is the role of our collections and how can they be protected from the dangers of global changes or local disasters? How should museums reinvent themselves in the face of a planetary emergency?

ICOM Germany is the German national committee of the International Council of Museums ICOM. It represents the interests of museums and museum professionals in public life.

Dr. Stéphanie Wintzerith is carrying out visitor research and evaluations for museums and cultural institutions.

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Front Matter
Contents
Despina Pilides
Opening Remarks
9-11
Beate Reifenscheid
Opening Remarks
12-13
Teti Hadjinicolaou
Opening Remarks
14-15
Sustainability is key
Brad Irwin
Reframing the Natural History Museum in the context of a planetary crisis
18-31
Phoebe Koundouri
Sustainable recovery from Covid-19 pandemic
32-44
In times of a pandemic
Anastasia Chourmouziadi, Elli Karkazi, Anna Papatheodorou, Polyna Xiradakis
From physical to digital
The Covid-19 challenge in Greek museums
46-57
Caterina Ruscio
From mass tourism to no tourism
Museums and tourism in Rome at the time of the pandemic
58-78
It's all about people
Michael H. Faber
Protecting people in the museum
80-89
Donnatella Biagi Maino, Giuseppe Maino, Isber Sabrine
Museums as a tool for intercultural dialogue with refugees and migrants
90-104
Looking ahead
Michael H. Faber, Giuseppe Maino, Michael John Gorman, Etienne Denk, Molly Fannon
What next for museums in a time of planetary crisis?
106-120
Further thoughts
Beate Reifenscheid
How much longer?
Planetary emergency: look away or take action?
122-128
About the authors
130-134
Conference programme
136-138
List of publications
140-142

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