The ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Music (CIMCIM) welcomes abstracts for their 2018 meeting, which will take place in Hubei and Shanghai (China), between the 10th and 16th September 2018.

The theme of the conference is ‘Theory, Technology and Methods: Museums’ Interpretation of Musical Traditions’. Papers should focus on museological perspectives and approaches to the interpretation, presentation, documentation and conservation, of music traditions through collections in the museum setting. Papers on the impact that museums can have in supporting and stimulating music traditions outside their institutions, and on how musical traditions can influence the way music is displayed will also be welcome.

Some travel grants will be available to contribute to the cost of attending the conference and a call will be issued in the next weeks.

 

The webpage of the conference will be available soon. 

 

All best wishes from the CIMCIM Conference 2018 Organising Committee

 

Zeng Pan (Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan)

Zhang Xiang (Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan)

Shi Yin (Oriental Musical Instrument Museum, Shanghai)

Xing Yuan (Oriental Musical Instrument Museum, Shanghai)

Peiyao Yu (Chloe Yu) (Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan)

Eric De Visscher (V&A Research Institute, London)

Christina Linsenmeyer (University of the Arts, Helsinki)

Ken Moore (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Gabriele Rossi Rognoni, Royal College of Music (London)

 

 

Venue(s): Hubei Provincial Museum (Wuhan) and Shanghai Oriental Musical Instruments Museum (Shanghai).

 

Period: 10-16 September 2018, 5 days, of which 3 days in Wuhan (10–13), 2 days in Shanghai (14–16).

 

Expected cost to participants: about 120€ per day, including accommodation, meals, personal activities, city traffic and tickets from Wuhan to Shanghai.

 

VISA requirements: participants will need to apply for a tourist visa for which a letter of invitation will be provided by the organisers.

 

Language: the conference will be held in English and Chinese, with simultaneous translation provided.