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Call for submissions for SAMAB: 2024 Edition

Please find the call for submissions for the SAMAB for the 2024 edition: https://samuseums.co.za/samab/ Colleagues who presented at the 2023 SAMA National Conference are also welcome to submit their revised presentations as per the call. So too colleagues who are preparing submissions for the 2024 SAMA National Conference.

Get to know your SAMA Council Members: Leon Steyn

In this series of posts, we will be introducing the SAMA Council members one by one. Their contact details can be found on: https://samuseums.co.za/council-members/ Next up: Leon Steyn: I am a historian and museum curator with a special affinity for archives, research and the transmission of memory. Portfolio on SAMA Council: Governance and policy Focus of portfolio: To ensure that there is a well balanced governance structure and policy framework in place from which SAMA can function effectively. Projects for your portfolio for 2024: The overview of existing governance and policy within SAMA and enhancement of certain aspects thereof in consultation with SAMA Excom.

Call for contributions for Samantics 2024 by 31 March

Members are invited to submit contributions for the first issue of Samantics for 2024. We are looking for: Opinion pieces on museum practice no longer than 1000 words. Preference will be given to articles written in an easy-to-read style with associated visuals. Contributions for the Get to Know our Museums column – two or three paragraphs with general information on a museum, or telling us about a new project/programme or exhibition Contributions for a new column: Get to Know our Collections and Archives – two to three paragraphs on an object(s) of interest. Please submit visuals as high-resolution jpg or pdf files. We cannot use photos/images inserted in a MS Word document or use low-resolution images distributed via WhatsApp (WhatsApp condenses photographs automatically to use less data). Contributions can be sent to samasamantics@gmail.com by 31 March 2024.

Save the date: SAMA Conference 2024

https://samuseums.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SAVE-THE-DATE.pdf Dear SAMA ColleaguesIt is with great anticipation and pleasure that we announce this year’s SAMA National Conference hosted by SAMA Central (Free State and Northern Cape).Theme: Digital Revolution: South African museums and the fourth industrial revolution – foregrounding relevance and securing the future of museums.Place: Bloemfontein, Mangaung, Free StateDate: 3-5 September 2024Enquiries: Elmar du Plessis samacentral1@gmail.com<mailto:samacentral1@gmail.com>Please save the date on your calendars and follow us on our social media for further updates. The Call for Papers will be circulated soon.Central South Africa awaits!

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