COMCOL annual conference 2023
24-27 October Taiwan
Living Collections,Living Communities
Contemporary Practices of Care in Collecting

On the occasion of COMCOL’s 13 annual conference joined forces in 2023 with the Chinese Association of Museums (CAM) and National Taiwan Museum in Taiwan in 2023. For this conference we will focus on contemporary practices of care in collecting (see the Call for Papers). In the wake of the adoption of the new museum definition at the ICOM General Conference in August 2022, we would like to explore how we can look at the new aspects that were added, emphasizing the social role of the museum, but also its involvement in and with diverse societies. The new definition is both a recognition of existing practices as well as opening new avenues. What does it mean for the act of collecting, but also for the ways collections are dealt with?

Conference Website

Please find here the website of the conference, on which you will find what was on the program as well as online materials and documentations of the days: comcol-taiwan

Location

The main conference location took place at the National Central Library: No.20, Zhongshan S. Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100201, Taiwan (R.O.C.). The conference was onsite and accessible via live stream.

Program Overview

October 24:
16:00 – 17:30: Visit to the galleries of the National Palace Museum (only per registration)
18:00 – 20:30: Welcome Banquet (only per registration)

October 25
9:00 – 17:30: Full conference day at the National Central Library
18:30 -21:00: Opening Night and Reception at the National Taiwan museum (only per registration)

October 26
9:00 – 17:30: Full conference day at the National Central Library

October 27
Excursion day (only per registration)

Publication of the conference proceedings will be available in October when we have our next conference 2024 in Amsterdam.