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This is an email sent via the SHCG List. If you reply to this message, your message will be sent to all the people on the list, not just the author of this message. --------------- Dear All, Please see below a call for papers. Niti On Wed, 19 Feb 2020 at 11:05, Rupert Cole <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Niti, > > > > My colleague and I are organising a workshop on ‘Sustainable Curating’ at > the Science Museum. I was wondering if it might be possible to circulate > the Call for Papers around SHCG mailing list? I’ve posted the copy below. > > > > All the best, > > > Rupert > > > > > > *Sustainable Curating: Call for papers* > > A workshop at the Science Museum, London: 29 April 2020 > > > > How can curators work in environmentally sustainable ways at this time of > ecological crisis? How might we reflect on sustainable curatorial practices > and how can we address sustainability through exhibitions and displays? > > > > This one-day workshop will explore the theory and practice of sustainable > curating in the museum and heritage sectors. We invite curators, museum > professionals, academics and artists to submit proposals for contributions > on various aspects of curating, which we conceive broadly to include > gallery development, exhibition display, interventions, collections > management, development and engagement, and research. Topics might include: > > > > - Developing content for galleries and exhibitions on sustainability > topics > - Curating galleries and exhibitions in sustainable ways > - The carbon footprint of collecting, lending and storing objects > - The challenges and opportunities of sustainable curating > - Reflections on the concept of ‘sustainability’ in relation to > curation > - Collaborating with environmental groups and activists > > > > Please send an abstract of no more than 200 words and 150 bio to > [log in to unmask] by 5pm on 12th March specifying whether you > wish to contribute a 10 or 20 minute presentation or an alternative format. > > > > Sarah Wade & Rupert Cole > > > > > > > *DR. RUPERT COLE ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF SCIENCE* > > +44 (0)207 942 4365 > > Science Museum > Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD > > Footer:London > <https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk> > ------------------------------ > > Part of the Science Museum Group, which also includes: > National Science and Media Museum, Bradford > <https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk>; Science and Industry Museum, > Manchester <https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/>; National > Railway Museum, York <https://www.nrm.org.uk>; Locomotion, Shildon > <https://www.locomotion.org.uk/> > ------------------------------ > > *THE ART OF INNOVATION: FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO DARK MATTER* > Last chance to see - Closes 26 January 2020 > Discover the interaction between scientific progress and social change > through iconic artworks by Hepworth, Hockney, Lowry, Constable, Turner and > Conrad Shawcross in this must-see, free exhibition. > *Book free tickets <http://bit.ly/2R356fE>* > > <https://twitter.com/sciencemuseum> > <https://www.facebook.com/sciencemuseumlondon> > <https://www.instagram.com/sciencemuseum/> > <https://www.youtube.com/user/sciencemuseum> > > > ------------------------------ > > For updates on all Science Museum news and events sign up to our free > e-newsletter at www.sciencemuseum.org.uk > > This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and > are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify > the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and > destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the > individual sender and may not reflect the views of the Science Museum > Group. Please note that any information sent, received or held by Science > Museum Group may be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. > > This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely > by Mimecast. > ------------------------------ > -- Disclaimers apply, for full details see: https://hackney.gov.uk/email-disclaimer <https://hackney.gov.uk/email-disclaimer> The SHCG list is provided for members of Social History Curators Group to discuss subjects relevant to social history in museums. To join SHCG visit www.shcg.org.uk . Opinions expressed in this email are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily shared by SHCG. To leave the list do not reply to this message but send an email to [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and these words as the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LIST