News
Migration and Information and Communications Technology
As the main topic for the presentation at the Annual Meeting of AEMI (29 September-3 October 2010, Bilbao, Spain) “Migration Studies and ICTs” has been proposed for the call of papers. Deadline: May 25, 2010.
Multiple Belongings: Diaspora and Transnational Homes Conference
The Histories of Home Subject Specialist Network’s Second Annual Conference, Multiple Belongings: Diaspora and Transnational Homes will take place on Friday 21 May at the British Library Conference Centre in London and will bring together academics, museum professionals, librarians and archivists. Booking deadline: Friday 14th May.
Online Community on Migration and Integration: Call for submissions of good practices
The Online Community on Migration and Integration will profile positive experiences of integration of migrants around the world and highlight good practices implemented by a variety of stakeholders, with the aim of encouraging replication of these practices and further involvement of all.
PLURAL+ 2010 Youth Video Festival
PLURAL+ is aimed at involving youth in addressing the key challenges in their communities related to migrant integration, inclusiveness, identity, diversity, human rights and social cohesiveness. PLURAL+ invites young media makers up to 25 years of age to submit their videos. Deadline for entries is 30 June, 2010.
Call for papers - Migrations: scientific perspectives and museum mediations
This conference is organised by the Musée de la civilisation in Québec City, in partnership with the Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française and the Centre interuniversitaire d’études québécoises. Stating current researches understanding the correlation between researches and museum practices, and finally studying the way the history of migrations is presented in exhibitions are the main goals of this conference (4-6 November 2010, Quebec City).
Launch of the Workers Museum in Newtown (Johannesburg)
As part of the launch of the Workers Museum in Newtown, a public Walk About through the new permanent exhibition took place on Saturday, 6th of March 2010, from
11:00 – 13:00. After extensive restoration of the old Newtown municipal workers' compound, the heritage site now opens as the “Workers Museum- A Site of Labour Migration“ to the public.
L'histoire des phénomènes migratoires en France et en Europe : quels enjeux pour les classes ?
Le Mercredi 17 Mars 2010 se déroulera au Palais de la Porte Dorée (Paris) une journée d'études organisé conjointement par la Cite Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration (CNHI), l’Association Européenne des Professeurs d’Histoire (EUROCLIO), l’Association des Professeurs d’Histoire et de Géographie (APHG) et l’Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique (INRP).
Migration and Identities (call for contributions)
Series editors: Eve Rosenhaft, David Dolowitz, Kirsty Hooper, Michael Sommer, Johanna Waters
Series Homepage: http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~inmotion/migrations-book-series.html
(New Liverpool University Press Book Series)
Call for participants - Anna Lindh Forum 2010
In the framework of the "Anna Lindh Forum 2010", the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures (ALF) intends to hold a preparatory meeting on migration. The Meeting “Cities, Migrants and Diversity: Valuing Diversity, Understanding Migration” will be organised in cooperation with the Foundation's Head of National Network in Germany - the Goethe Institut – and will take place in Munich, Germany, from 10 to 13 February 2010. See the call for participants!
Welcome to the new members
As a result of the meeting of Bremerhaven (30 September - 4 October 2009), several museums and research centers have decided to join the International Network of Migration Institutions.
Générations, un siècle d’histoire culturelle des Maghrébins en France
From the 17 November 2009 to the 18 April 2010, at the the Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration of Paris, the Association Génériques proposes the exhibition Générations, un siècle d’histoire culturelle des Maghrébins en France.
The new issue of the journal Dve domovini/Two Homelands
The new issue of the journal Dve domovini/Two Homelands No. 28 is out. It is the journal of the Slovenian Institute of Migration at the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Arts and Sciences (SIM SRC SASA), a new member of the Network.
AEMI conference: final programme now available
The Annual Conference of the Association of European Migration Institutions (AEMI) 2009 will take place from September 30th till October 4th. The conference is organized in Hamburg and Bremerhaven by BallinStadt Emigration Museum (Hamburg), hamburgmuseum (Hamburg) and the German Emigration Center (Bremerhaven).
Pier 21 Celebrates a National Honour
On June 25, 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the Statement of Intentions to designate a National Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
New permanent exhibiton at Mhic
The Museo de historia de la inmigración de Cataluña opened a new permanent exhibition BARCELONA-TERMINO
19 Princelet Street under threat
19 Princelet Street is rarely open to the public because the building is too fragile and the charity is raising funds for urgent major repair.
New publications of Museo Emigrazione Gualdo Tadino
The Research Centre Museo Regionale dell’Emigrazione “Pietro Conti” periodically publishes researches about the history of the italian migration. New publications are now available.
Extended deadline AEMI Call for paper
The Annual Conference of the Association of European Migration Institutions (AEMI) 2009 will take place from September 30th till October 4th. The conference is organized in Hamburg and Bremerhaven by BallinStadt Emigration Museum (Hamburg), hamburgmuseum (Hamburg) and the German Emigration Center (Bremerhaven).
MEI - Museo Nazionale Emigrazione Italiana
On the 1st June 2009, the new Museo dell'Emigrazione Italiana (MEI) will open. It will be hosted by Complesso Monumentale del Vittoriano in Rome.
People on the Move
Handbook of Selected Terms and Concepts. New publication from The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration (THP Foundation) in cooperation with UNESCO.
Report of the meeting "Museums, Immigration and Interculturality"
The report of the meeting "Museums, Immigration and Interculturality" 2008 is now available. The conference was organized by Museu d’història de la immigració de Catalunya from 1 October 2008 to 03 October 2008.
From Migration Museums to Migration Institutions
To better represent the goals of the members, our Network has changed the denomination from the International Network of Migration Museums to the International Network of Migration Institutions. Promoting public understanding of migration.
18 December. International Migrants Day
On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day (resolution 55/93). On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
UNESCO commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
10 December 2008 – World Human Rights Day – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be 60 years old. On this symbolic date, UNESCO and all of its networks are organizing numerous events around the world to promote the rights contained in this Declaration and to offer the general public an opportunity to better understand the essential contribution made by UNESCO to enhance and develop the four rights which fall within its fields of competence.
L’immigration n’est pas une Histoire sans paroles
Sortie du livre « L’immigration n’est pas une Histoire sans paroles », coécrit par M. Diakité Tidiane (professeur agrégé et Docteur en histoire, Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques, Malien d’origine et formé en France) et par Mme M’Dela Mounier Nathalie (enseignante et documentaliste) et préfacé par Mme Traoré Aminata.
Museo delle migrazioni del veneto
In Italy, in San Giorgio in Bosco (PD), a project for a new emigration museum has been developed.
Did we forget the culture in multicultural societies? The role of migration museums in building cohesive cities and communities
In the context of the Metropolis Conference on Mobility, Integration and Development in a Globalised World, to be held on 27-31 October 2008, Bonn, Germany, IOM-UNESCO International Network of Migration Museums is organizing a workshop entitled on Wednesday 29 October 2008 from 14:30 to 18:00 p.m. Register!
Museum, Immigration and Interculturality
From 1 October 2008 to 03 October 2008 the Network will take part to the Conference of Barcelona on Reflection, strategy and exchange for the definition of a citizen museology. Deadline for registration: september 19th de 2008.
Happy birthday for Immigration Museum of Melbourne
In 2008 the celebrations for the Immigration Museum’s 10th birthday year will take place. The program lasts all year long, bringing you a host of exhibitions and activities to celebrate our diversity, history and communities.
Los Patrimonios de los Migrantes
The special issue of Museum International about Migration Museums "Los Patrimonios de los Migrantes" has just been published.
Migration Heritage Week 2008
The Migration Heritage Week 2008 will take place from the 5 to the 12 October 2008. The idea of the week is to highlight at the same moment at various places the importance of migration heritage (archives, collections of artefacts, sites, traditions …) and to underline by the necessity to get means to keep this heritage.
A rich conference timetable for the autumn 2008
The International Network of Migration Museums will participate to several international conferences during next months.
1931, Les étrangers au temps de l’Exposition coloniale
The first temporary produced by the Cité Nationale de l'Histoire de l'Immigration, "1931, Les étrangers au temps de l’Exposition coloniale" is open at Palais de la Porte Dorée (Paris) from 6 may to 7 september 2008.
The First Large Migrations of People
On June 19th, the Permanent Delegation of Kazakhstan to UNESCO, in collaboration with the French Museum of Natural History and the French National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations will organize a Conference on “The First Large Migrations of People”.
“Migrating Memories” Video Contest: the winners
On friday 18 April, the “Pietro Conti” Museum of Emigration has awarded the winners of the “Migrating Memories” Video Contest.
A Call for Conference Participation
Migration in Museums: Narratives of Diversity in Europe.
Open to museum professionals, exhibition curators, researchers from the humanities and social sciences, representatives from immigrant communities and artists.
Italian Migration Dissertation Awards
The Research Center Altreitalie of the Agnelli Foundation is announcing a competition to award two 1.000 euro prizes.
Migrants of San Paulo
The Memorial do Imigrante is developing a data banks project in cooperation with other institutions interested in retrieving information concerning emigrants who arrived in São Paulo.
Migration Museums on Google Maps
.gif)
Currently the International Network of Migration Museums gathers 23 Migration Museums all over the word. Consult on our website the map of the members on Google Maps.
Welcome to new members
Welcome to the German Emigration Center (Deutches Auswandererhaus Bremerhaven) and the Serbian Migration Museum (Srpski Muzej rasejanja i seoba), as they recently joined the International Network of Migration museums.
”Migrating Memories” Video Contest
The “Pietro Conti” Regional Museum of Emigration in Gualdo Tadino, in the Province of Perugia, Italy, is launching the 4th edition of ”Migrating Memories” Video Contest for the best video testimonial on the Italian emigration.
Our Canadian Stories
The member of Migration Museums Network, Pier21, is launching the pilot project Our Canadian Stories Project. It is an interesting initiative to collect immigration, nation building and cultural diversity heritage stories from all across Canada.
More awards for the Migration Museums
After the election of Pier 21 as one of the one of Canada’s seven wonders, two other Migration Museums (namely the Immigration Museum of Melbourne and the German Emigration Museum) have been awarded with important prizes.
Towards a new Italian Migration Museum
The first step toward the creation of a National Migration Museum in Italy, will be taken in Rome the next 26 of October, during a meeting entitled “Museo Nazionale delle Migrazioni: l’Italia nel Mondo, il Mondo in Italia).
Opening of the Cité de l'Immigration in Paris
The 10 October 2007 the Cité de l'histoire de l'Immigration of Paris will open its door to the public. From the 10 to the 14 October everyone will be able to enjoy a free visit of this cultural institution and know its activities.
Pier 21 is one of Canada’s seven wonders
It’s official. Pier 21 is one of Canada’s seven wonders. Over a million Canadians voted, 3 national judges deliberated and Pier 21 now ranks as one of our country’s greatest treasures. "Pier 21 is the personification of the promise of what this country holds. It is a metaphor for Canadian diversity the welcome point that our country has for all cultures," says Seven Wonders of Canada judge, Roberta Jamieson.
Boundless - Cultural Diversity Media Award
Launched in 2006 to promote cultural diversity and cross-border journalism, the "Boundless" Award aims at building professional cooperation and experience sharing among younger journalists from different cultures in theEuro-Mediterranean region and the area of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The Network at Interational Conferences all around the World
The International Network of Migration Museums is advocating for migrant memory and museums during international conferences gathering governments and migration institutions among others.
Museum International on Migration Museums
The month of May MUSEUM International has dedicated to Migration Museums. This issue will help the Migration Museums Network to raise awareness of migration museums
Expert Meeting on Migration Museums
The first stage of the Migration Museums project was a meeting of experts held in Rome from the 23 to 25 October 2006.
Memory and Migrations: Museums, Education, Cultural Diversity and Human Rights
Fafe (Portugal), 5-6-7-8 July 2007
Musée national de l’Histoire et des Cultures de l’immigration
Paris, April 2007
