RE-ORG Notizie

Il primo workshop formativo internazionale sull’Ambiente museale e la conservazione preventiva si svolge a Teheran dall’8 al 12 gennaio 2017. A tale evento partecipano 34 esperti museali, provenienti da Iran, Armenia, Kazakistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan e Turchia.

All around the world, collections in storage are at risk. RE-ORG International is an initiative to assist small museums, libraries and archives reorganize their collections in storage for better access and long-term conservation. Without proper storage, we stand to lose significant vestiges of our memory, identity and our past. RE-ORG encourages the reuse and re-purposing of existing equipment and...

Following ICCROM’s 2010 survey, it was recognized that 60% of museum collections are at serious risk due to overcrowding and poor storage conditions. Immediately afterwards, ICCROM launched the development of the RE-ORG methodology in partnership with UNESCO. As a result, the General Assembly of ICCROM urged the 134 Member States to consider this major issue in November 2013.

Following a 2011 resolution adopted by ICCROM Member States on the reorganization of museum storage, in 2013 ICCROM launched a large-scale call for partners to implement RE-ORG projects worldwide. More than 40 Member States showed interested in the initiative. Since then ad hoc regional and national initiatives are being organized.

Following a 2011 resolution adopted by ICCROM Member States on the reorganization of museum storage, in 2013 ICCROM launched a large-scale call for partners to implement RE-ORG projects worldwide. More than 40 Member States showed interested in the initiative.

Following a 2011 resolution adopted by ICCROM Member States on the reorganization of museum storage, in 2013 ICCROM launched a large-scale call for partners to implement RE-ORG projects worldwide. More than 40 Member States showed interested in the initiative, including the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Brussels, Belgium. Now, in collaboration with the Flemish interface...

From 24 to 27 March, 12 participants from six museums across the province of Ontario joined forces with the staff of the Brant Museum and Archives to re-organize an archival storage area comprising 30,000 items. This was accomplished in just under 3 days. On the 4th day, a sold-out conference organized at one of the museum’s offsite locations brought together 80 delegates, who gathered to hear...