Sensitive, problematic, contested? Challenges and opportunities in dealing with cultural heritage in museums.
International conference in Zurich, Wednesday–Friday, 20–22 November 2024

A collaboration between Kunsthaus Zurich, Swiss National Museum and Museum Rietberg.

Topics of case studies include, but are not limited to:
New approaches and practices of research; collaborative approaches and multi-perspectivity; new perspectives on museum collections and collecting; legal and ethical questions of collecting; dilemmas of and reasons for collecting, preserving and conserving; shared heritage and responsibilities to society, communities and stakeholders; digital strategies, accessibility and transparency; displaying, contextualising, mediating, handling and speaking about objects, testimonials and histories in exhibitions.

15 minutes/approx. 2200 words will be allotted for each paper. The conference language is English. The organisers will reimburse the cost of board & lodging and travel (2nd class / economy) expenses upon submission of receipts. Please upload your proposal (max. 1 page) in English together with a short C. V. at https://www.kunsthaus.ch/callforpapers2024 by the end of April 2024.