22nd ICOM GENERAL CONFERENCE
Museums for Social Harmony
 
   
 
   
 
   
33rd ICOFOM Annual Symposium
A New Global Ethics on Deaccession and Return of
Cultural Heritage
 
   
Shanghai, China, 7-12 November 2010
 
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
TOPICS  
   
  1. DEACCESSION AND RESTITUTION, IS IT THE SAME PROBLEM?
  2. DO MUSEUMS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEACCESSION?
  3. DO MUSEUMS HAVE THE DUTY TO RESTITUTE?
 
   
 
   
 
 
CALL FOR PAPERS
VERY IMPORTANT
Deadline for submission of papers: 08 May, 2010
 
   
The papers will be submitted for selection. to an ICOFOM Review Committee chaired by André Desvallées, accompanied by a group of English, French and Spanish speaking ICOFOM experts. The selected papers will be published in ICOFOM Study Series 39 (ISS 39). This monograph will be posted on the ICOFOM web site, open to the public, for perusal prior to the symposium to allow time for participants to read the essays and to prepare for the discussions. It will be distributed in hard copy at the meeting.
 
   
Specifications

Papers must be submitted in electronic form, written in software compatible to MS Office (MS Word), from 97 to the latest, in one of the ICOM working languages: English, French or Spanish. Text must be saved as .doc

Papers should preferably not exceed 6000 words, covering the main text, the bibliography, footnotes and one abstract (the other language abstract(s) can be added to the total number of words). The abstracts should be approximately 150 to 300 words, and be written in both the lead language and at least one of the other two ICOM languages.

ICOFOM cannot provide editing or translations. The most frequent reason for a paper to be rejected is that the text is unclear or poorly expressed. If the authors are not writing in their mother tongue, they must take care to have editorial and translation assistance for both the text of their essay and for the abstracts.

 
   
Format  
   
  ISS is printed in A4 format.
  Texts should be single-spaced with margins as follows: 2.5 cm (top), 2.5 cm (bottom), 3 cm on both sides (.98" and 1.18")
  There must be a space of one line between paragraphs, and the beginning of the paragraphs must be indented.
    A quote of more than 20 words should be set in its own paragraph, without quotation marks, and be indented on both margins.
    Body texts must be written in font Arial size 11.
    Headline: Title, in upper case in font Arial 14, black, centred with the name of the author, institution and country, in initial caps and font Arial size 12.
 
   
Example:

DEACCESSION AND RESTITUTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
John Smith - Fine Arts Museum - United Kingdom

 
   
Submitting papers

Papers should be sent by e-mail, in an attached file, to the two addresses below:

 
   
André Desvallées
ICOFOM Advisor
Chair, Review Committee
e-mail: andre.desvallees1@orange.fr
 
Nelly Decarolis
ICOFOM Chairperson
e-mail: info@icofom.com.ar decarolis@fibertel.com.ar
 
   
   
For more information click here
 
   
 
 
 
   
22nd ICOM GENERAL CONFERENCE
33rd ICOFOM ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

A New Global Ethics on Deaccession and Return of Cultural Heritage
Shanghai, China 7 – 12 November 2010

PROGRAMME

 
November 7
09:00 - 18:00   Registration of participants and distribution of documents
14:00 - 16:30   ICOFOM Board Preparatory Meeting - Closed Session I
17:00 - 18:00   Opening Ceremony of the ICOM General Conference
18:30 - 20:30   Welcome Dinner
20:30 - 21:30   CSFOM Board Meeting
 
 
November 8
08:00 - 09:00   Registration of participants and distribution of documents
 
ICOM PLENARY SESSION
22nd ICOM GENERAL CONFERENCE and 25th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

MUSEUMS FOR SOCIAL HARMONY
 
09:00 - 09:45   Opening of the ICOM General Assembly
09:45 - 10:00   Tea break
10:00 - 11:30   ICOM Keynote Speeches
11:30 - 11:45   Tea break
11:45 - 13:00   ICOM Keynote Speeches
13:00 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 14:30   ICOFOM photo session
 
ICOFOM PLENARY SESSION
33rd ICOFOM ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

A NEW GLOBAL ETHICS ON DEACCESSIONING AND RETURN OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
General Coordination: Martin Schärer, Switzerland / Chen Hao, China
International rapporteurs: Suzanne Nash, USA ; Ann Davis, Canada ; Anita Shah, India ; Hildegard Vieregg, Germany.
National rapporteurs:
Cao Bingwu, Yan Jianqiang, Shi Jixiang, Zhang Wenli, Song Xiangguang
 
OPENING CEREMONY
     
14:30 - 15:15   Welcome speeches
    1. An Laishun, China, Vicepresident ICOFOM, Secretary Chinese Society of Museology
    2. Chen Hao, President CSFOM
    3. Nelly Decarolis, President ICOFOM
    4. Vinos Sofka, ICOM Honorary Member – ICOFOM Honorary President
    5. Tereza Scheiner, Member ICOM Executive Council
 
ICOFOM SYMPOSIUM

INTRODUCTION
Topic I: Deaccessioning and restitution, is it the same problem?

Similarities and differences in the light of a new global ethics
Coordination: Ann Davis, Canada /Chen Jianming, Director of Hunan Provincial Museum, China
 
15:15 - 15:45   Symposium Presentation
Nelly Decarolis, Argentina, President ICOFOM
15:45 - 16:30   Keynote Speech
Bernice Murphy, President of the ICOM Ethics Committee
16:30 - 16:45   Tea break
16:45 - 17:30   Keynote Speech
Collaboration and harmony: the wisdom in the restitution of Cultural Heritage
Huang Chunyu, Professor of Nankai University, China
17:30 - 18:00   Visit to the Museum Trade Fair
18:00 - 20:00   ICOFOM Board Closed Meeting - II
 
 
November 9
07:00   Departure by bus to Zhejiang Provincial Museum.
10:30 - 11:00   Arrival and presentation of the Museum
Prof. Chen Hao, Chief Director, Zhejiang Provincial Museum
 
PLENARY SESSION
ICOFOM SYMPOSIUM

Topic II: Do museums have the right to deaccession?

Ethical and deontological criteria for alienability and inalienability of cultural heritage,
the museums crossroad
Coordination: Lynn Maranda, Canada / Peng Minhan, Director of Jiangxi Provincial Museum, China
 
11:00 - 11:15   Introduction to topic II
Lynn Maranda, Canada
11:15 - 11:45   Presentation of the provocative paper from François Mairesse
The issue of deaccession: five lines of thought to reflect upon
Jennifer Harris, Australia
11: 45 - 12:15   Lecture
On the ethics of museums collections
Cai Qin, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, China
12:15 - 12:45   Lunch
12:45 - 13:45   Panel debate - topic II
Coordination: Ann Davis, Canada
Panelists
1. Jennifer Harris, Australia
2. Jan Dolak, Czech Republic
3. Mariaclaudia Cristofano, Italy
13:45 - 14:45   Visit to the Zhejiang Provincial Museum
Prof.Chen Hao, Chief Director, Zhejiang Provincial Museum
14:45 - 15:15   Departure by bus to the West Lake
15:15 - 16:30   Boating on the West Lake
16:30 - 17.00   Trip by bus to the China National Silk Museum
17:00 - 18:00   Visit to the Silk Museum of China
18:00 - 20:00   Dinner hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial Museum
20:00   Return to Shanghai by bus. Arrival at 22:30
 
 
November 10
PLENARY SESSION
ICOFOM SYMPOSIUM

Topic III:
Do museums have the duty to restitute?
Contemporary approaches to restitution in its diverse contexts

Coordination: Tereza Scheiner, Brazil / Wei Ronghui, China
 
09:00 - 10:30   Panel debate III
Deontological responsibilities of museums professionals on restitution
Coordination: Anita Shah, India / Chen Shuzheng, China

Presentation of Panel III
Hildegard Vieregg, Germany
Panelists
1. Marilia Xavier Cury, Brazil
2. Lü Jianchang, China
3. Olga Truevtseva, Russian Federation
10:30 - 10:45   Tea break
10:45 - 11:15   Keynote Speech
Martin Schärer, Switzerland, Vicepresident ICOM
11:15 - 11:30   Debate
11:15 - 13:00   Parallel Session
Elaboration of conclusions from Sessions I, II and III
Joint work of rapporteurs and coordinators
13:00 - 13:30   Lunch
13:30 - 14:30   ICOFOM Board Meeting III
 
ICOFOM ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
General Coordination: Nelly Decarolis, President ICOFOM
Minutes: (secretaries)
 
14:30 - 15:00   Presentation of Conclusions for approval by the Assembly
15:00 - 15:45   ICOFOM 2007/2010 activities and projects report
Adoption of the annual programme for the forthcoming year

ICOFOM 2007/2010 financial budget report
Adoption of a budget for the forthcoming year
15:45 - 16:30   ICOFOM Working Groups reports
AMENDMENTS TO THE ICOFOM STATUTE, Lynn Maranda
DEM, Martin Schärer
TRANSITION PROJECT, Vinos Sofka, Suzanne Nash
ARGROUP, Nelly Decarolis
16:30 - 17:00   ICOFOM LAM Regional Sub-committee
Activities and projects report
Samuel Franco, President ICOM Guatemala
ICOFOM SIBERIA Sub-committee
Activities and projects report
Olga Truevtseva, President ICOFOM SIB
17:00 - 17:45   ICOFOM Election 2010-2013 - Chair and Board Members
Elections Committee

Honorary President, Vinos Sofka, Sweden
President, Tereza Scheiner, Brazil
Consultant officer, André Desvallées, France
Election officer, Carmen Maza, Argentina
17:45 - 18:00   ICOFOM LAM Chair election
18:00 - 18:30   Closing Session
Farewell words
Welcome to the newly elected authorities
18:30 - 20:30   ICOFOM Farewell Dinner
 
 
November 11   Excursions
All day excursions to museums and cultural heritage sites
 
 
November 12
ICOM PLENARY SESSION
 
09:00 - 11:00   ICOM GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11:30 - 13:00   Closing Session of the ICOM General Conference
and General Assembly
13:00 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 15:30   1st Meeting of the ICOFOM new Board
15:30 – 18:30   Free afternoon
18:30 - 20:30   ICOM Farewell Reception
 
Any question on the General Conference, please visit www.icom2010.org.cn
Any question on the ICOFOM Symposium, please visit www.icofom.com.ar
 
   
Zhejiang Provincial Museum www.zhejiangmuseum.com
China National Silk Museum www.chinasilkmuseum.com