The European Museum Academy is a volunteer society of museum experts from different national and cultural backgrounds, united for the advancement of knowledge in museology. The work of EMA is based on a curriculum of proved capacity in developing and managing innovative museum projects. Museums are a relevant tool to confront socio-economic and cultural challenges in contemporary society. The Academy subscribes to the role of the modern museum as a meeting place and a forum for the development of scientific debate, creativity, social cohesion and cultural dialogue.
Participating in the European Museum Academy awards, such as the Micheletti Award, the Art Museum Award and the DASA Award, increases your museum’s visibility and networking opportunities. The new round of submissions, reviewed by qualified judges is now open. You can apply until April 1, 2023.
EMA, a dynamic and forward-looking organisation to stimulate innovative thinking in European museums, publishes details of its current activities in an occasional Newsletter. Its Press Releases will continue to focus on individual announcements and events. Read more on awards, activities, publications, and events.
The Archipelago Museum in Denmark, a 2022 Luigi Micheletti Award nominee, went through a transformation. Director Peter Thor Andersen tells how a typical local museum has changed into a new museum concept.
EDUCATION IN MUSEUMS & HERITAGE This is a uniquely innovative and multidisciplinary programme that equips the next generation of museum and heritage professionals with the
Attitudes towards museum education and museum educators have evolved over recent years, with both now central to the development of policies, practices, and research for successful engagement. Museum Education is now a field of study in its own right, rather than a strand of Museum Studies.
EMA Director, Dr. Henrik Zipsane, presented this paper at the Association of European Open Air Museums Conference in September. He tells us how open air museums are efficient places for implementing sustainable development goals, by taking possible obstacles into consideration.
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