​SAMA’s COVID-19 Guidelines for Museums

​SAMA’s COVID-19 Guidelines for Museums Museums have an ethical obligation towards their publics to provide a safe space. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, this means that museums must be seen to put protocols in place to protect both the public and the staff and those protocols should be trusted as adequate to protect the health of the public and staff.  Click the link

Call for Papers: SAMAB 44, 2022

Call for Papers: SAMAB 44, 2022 Please find attached a call for submissions to the next issue of SAMAB entitled the Power of Museums. All submissions must be emailed to the SAMAB Editor, Prof. Bernadine Benson. E-Mail: bensobc@unisa.ac.za by 31 June 2022 Download PDF file here

SAMA 85th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: 8 September 2021. Call for nominations for Vice-President by 15 August 2021

SAMA 85th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: 8 September 2021. Call for nominations for Vice-President by 15 August 2021 Notice is hereby given that the 85th SAMA Annual General Meeting will be held online on Wednesday 8 September 2021 at 2pm. The AGM has been brought forward in order to be NPO compliant. It forms part of a webinar programme entitled ‘Future of Museums : Recover and Reimagine’ that has been organised by SAMA North from 7 to 8 September 2021. As this is election year we call for nominations for a new Vice-President and attach a nomination form which should be submitted to this office by 15 August 2021. Please note that only paid-up members are eligible to vote, nominate Council members or stand for Council. A proxy form is attached for those members who cannot attend and should be submitted to the SAMA Office by 27 August 2021. Resolutions for the AGM should also be submitted in writing to the SAMA Office by 27 August 2021. Click the link

New SAMA Constitution Approved: 10 February 2021

New SAMA Constitution Approved: 10 February 2021 The amendments to the SAMA Constitution were unanimously approved at a Special General Meeting held on 10 February 2021. SAMA Council will now proceed to complete the application for NPO status with our new Constitution. See https://samuseums.co.za/about/key-documents to download a copy of the updated Constitution.