Expanding Horizons

Social history museums elsewhere

13.06.-14.06.2019 > Museumsakademie Joanneum

Invited speakers will present and lead discussions on a wide range of ambitious and successful permanent collections from less visited regions of Europe and locations outside Europe. more ...

Excursion: Kraków, Auschwitz

Holocaust commemorative culture and mass tourism

26.08.-29.08.2019 > Museumsakademie Joanneum

We will explore the historic sites and reflect on their particular significance, discuss the current state of global Holocaust remembrance culture and its national characteristics, and finally deal with the issue of how commemorative culture and mass tourism interact with each other. more ...

Uneasy Times

Political action in the museum

26.09.-27.09.2019 > Museumsakademie Joanneum

May/can/must museums be political sites? What does this even mean in practice? And does being apolitical thus mean being meek too? more ...

The 24/7 Museum

Projects for a digital audience

17.10.-18.10.2019 > Museumsakademie Joanneum

The expansion of museums onto the Internet is one of the most fundamental changes currently taking place within the institution. The key concept of going digital is audience orientation. more ...

21st Century “Museum Guards”

Concepts for contact zones

21.11.-22.11.2019 > Museumsakademie Joanneum

The workshop examines the heterogenous profession of providing security, assistance, and communication in the museum. What job descriptions and preconceived roles define today’s everyday museum practice? more ...