This conference will look at the different values human remains can have to museum collections, seek to compare and challenge these, through dialogue and debate, and hopefully arrive at some consensus as to how the international museum community will value these unique collections into the 21st century.
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Location: Museum of London
Conference Event range: 3March - 4 March
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Events/2007Symposium
Value of Human Remains in Museum collections symposium
3 to 4 March 2007
A two day international conference organised by the Museum of London, to be held at the Museum in Docklands.
The debate about the value of human remains is developing rapidly. In the last 15 years there have been new developments across the world that have seen human remains move away from simple display items and sources of archaeological and medical information to complex, often contested, cultural property.
This is a global debate, with different approaches effecting practice worldwide.
* About the conference
* Speakers at the conference
* Time and place of events
* Programme and booking details
About the conference
This conference will look at the different values human remains can have to museum collections, seek to compare and challenge these, through dialogue and debate, and hopefully arrive at some consensus as to how the international museum community will value these unique collections into the 21st century.
Individual sessions will deal with:
* Recent policy and legislation changes at an international level
* Educational value
* Scientific value
* Community value
A range of experts from around the world and representing different types of museum and different types of expertise will put the case for these different types of value.
An evening reception at the Museum of London and formal launch of the Wellcome Osteological Research Database is also taking place on Friday 2 March 2007.
Speakers to include
* Baroness Helena Kennedy QC,
* Dr Doug Owsley (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC),
* Vince Collison (Haida First Nation Community, Canada),
* Prof. Mike Parker Pearson (University of Sheffield),
* Dr Rebecca Gowland (University of Durham),
* Dr Ken Arnold (Wellcome Trust),
* Stella Mason (Royal College of Surgeons),
* Brett Galt-Smith (Australia),
* Dr Salima Ikraam (American University of Cairo),
* Prof. Thomas Schnalke (Charite Medical History Museum, Berlin),
* Dr. Susan Leg?ne (Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam),
* Prof. Jack Lohman (Museum of London),
* Hedley Swain (Museum of London),
* Bill White (Museum of London).
Time and place of event
Reception and launch of the Wellcome Osteological Research Database
Friday 2 March 2007, 6.30-8pm
Museum of London
London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
Find out how to get to the Museum of London
Conference (Symposium)
3 to 4 March 2007, 9.30-5pm
Museum in Docklands
No.1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Hertsmere Road
London E14 4AL
Find out how to get to the Museum in Docklands
For further information contact Hedley Swain at .
Provisional programme
Booking details
Conference fee ?130 (registered students ?80). Fee includes reception at Museum of London on the evening of 2 March; and lunch on the two days of conference (3 and 4 March 2007).
Optional:
* Conference dinner ?50 on evening of 3 March 2007.
* Hotel accommodation cost ?165 per night for 3 and 4 March 2007 at the London Marriot, West India Quay. The hotel is 2 minutes walk from the conference venue.
To book a place please complete the below form:
Human Remains Symposium
Department of Early London History and Collections
Museum of London
London EC2Y 5HN
United Kingdom
