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CIHA in Lyon is happening! Noémie Etienne is chairing two sessions, on Tuesday 24 and Thurday 27.
New Publication: Les Conservations Situées – Situated Conservations
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New Publication: Les Conservations Situées – Situated Conservations
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Noémie Etienne Appointed to Swiss Federal Commission on Historically Burdened Cultural Heritage
Noémie Etienne Appointed to Swiss Federal Commission on Historically Burdened Cultural Heritage
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Bing! Bang! Boom! A Zine on Fashioning Masculinities
Bing! Bang! Boom! A Zine on Fashioning Masculinities
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Roundtable Discussion: What Is the Global in All This?
Roundtable Discussion: What Is the Global in All This?
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Guest Lecture: Colonialism and Masculinity in Art and Visual Culture
Guest Lecture: Colonialism and Masculinity in Art and Visual Culture
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New Blog Post: Caring for Sāmoan Ancestors in Berlin
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New Blog Post: Caring for Sāmoan Ancestors in Berlin
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New Publication: Indigenous Heritage and Digital Resistance in Thailand
New Publication: Indigenous Heritage and Digital Resistance in Thailand
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Happy New Year with recent Publications!
Happy New Year with recent Publications!
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New Open-Access Book: ABC Arts & Museums. Colonial History and Indigenous Voices
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New Open-Access Book: ABC Arts & Museums. Colonial History and Indigenous Voices
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New Publication: Journal18 Issue #20 “Clean” with Contributions by Noémie Étienne
New Publication: Journal18 Issue #20 “Clean” with Contributions by Noémie Étienne
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New Publication: The Invention of Scientific Conservation
New Publication: The Invention of Scientific Conservation
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Save the Date! Film Screening & Discussion: ANOTHER SUMMER
Save the Date! Film Screening & Discussion: ANOTHER SUMMER
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New Open-Access Handbook on Anti-Racist Documentation in GLAM Institutions
New Open-Access Handbook on Anti-Racist Documentation in GLAM Institutions
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Disciplines in Motion: First Session Successfully Launched
Disciplines in Motion: First Session Successfully Launched
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Passagen Conversations with Souleymane Bachir Diagne
Passagen Conversations with Souleymane Bachir Diagne
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A Taste of Heritage: Team Dinner with Ceebu Jën
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A Taste of Heritage: Team Dinner with Ceebu Jën
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Guest Lecture by Alisa Santikarn: What is Heritage?
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Guest Lecture by Alisa Santikarn: What is Heritage?
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Die Farben der Erde at Weltmuseum Wien: Exhibition Opening & Workshop
Die Farben der Erde at Weltmuseum Wien: Exhibition Opening & Workshop
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HERitage Book Club – Fifth Reading
HERitage Book Club – Fifth Reading
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Conference News: Engaging with Global Heritage Debates
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Conference News: Engaging with Global Heritage Debates
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Upcoming Conference: Beyond Borders. Austrian and Swiss Art History in the Global Context
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Upcoming Conference: Beyond Borders. Austrian and Swiss Art History in the Global Context
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Lecture Series “Hegemoniale Männlichkeiten in der Gegenwartskunst”
Lecture Series “Hegemoniale Männlichkeiten in der Gegenwartskunst”
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Hands-On Histories: Learning about the Art and Ethics of Plaster Casting
Hands-On Histories: Learning about the Art and Ethics of Plaster Casting
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Ruby Satele Asiata at the Workshop “Uncovering Colonial Collections, Enabling Reconnection”
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Ruby Satele Asiata at the Workshop “Uncovering Colonial Collections, Enabling Reconnection”
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In Vino Veritas – Welcoming the New Academic Year!
In Vino Veritas – Welcoming the New Academic Year!
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ICOM Conference Recap: Fresh from Rome! 🇮🇹
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ICOM Conference Recap: Fresh from Rome! 🇮🇹
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The GloCo Glossary is Live!
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The GloCo Glossary is Live!
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GloCo Glossary Launch – 25 September 2025
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GloCo Glossary Launch – 25 September 2025
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Cécile Mendy Contributes to ICOM Conference in Rome
Cécile Mendy Contributes to ICOM Conference in Rome
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Upcoming: ICOM Europe Conference “Heritage, Museums, Collections” in Rome
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Upcoming: ICOM Europe Conference “Heritage, Museums, Collections” in Rome
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View fullsize 🌍 New Open-Access Book! Les Conservations Situées – Situated Conservations Edited by Noémie Étienne, Fatima Fall Niang, Cécile Mendy & Abdoul Sow With the collaboration of Maeva Pimo and Manon Fougère
View fullsize We’re delighted to share that our colleague Noémie Etienne has been appointed as a member of the Swiss Federal Commission on Historically Burdened Cultural Heritage. Appointed by the Swiss Federal Council, the independent commission adv
View fullsize 💥 Bing! Bang! Boom!💥 Fashioning Masculinities - Beiträge zu Männlichkeiten und Mode Fresh off the press: a student zine created in the course “Fashioning Masculinities – Gestaltung von Männlichkeit durch Mode”, t
View fullsize 🌍 What is the global, really? Last week, Noémie Etienne took part in the roundtable What Is the Global in All This?, a discussion driven by students from the Global Studies MA. Building on students’ essays and poster projects, the rou
View fullsize Happy New Year 2026! 🎈 We’re kicking off the year by sharing a special story from our colleague Ruby Satele, originally from Sāmoa and now a PhD candidate in Vienna. In December, she visited the Museum of Pre- and Early History in Berlin to c
View fullsize 🚨 Upcoming Lunch Talk: Working with Material Culture & Human Remains Join us this Thursday for a Disciplines in Motion lunch discussion! What happens when museums and researchers work with material culture and human remains?
 Who decides what
View fullsize ✨ Need to clean the bathroom but really don’t want to? We got you. Procrastinate productively with Journal18 Issue #20: Clean — co-edited by Noémie Étienne — where “cleaning” becomes a lens onto power, pol
View fullsize 🍽️ Team Dinner: Ceebu Jën Night! We recently had the most wonderful team evening with a homemade taste of Senegal 🇸🇳✨ Cécile and Maeva cooked Ceebu Jën for us, Senegal’s iconic dish of rice, fish, and tomato sauce. Rooted

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