SAMA’s Introduction to Museum Practice Online Training Course has begun

SAMA’s Introduction to Museum Practice Online Training Course has begun This introductory survey course is aimed at new entrants to the museum field. This includes interns, Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) employees, and those who have come from other disciplines and have no previous museum training or experience. The course began on Thursday 4 November and runs online for another 5 sessions until the e… Click the link

85th SAMA National Conference: 7-8 September 2021: Recording of Sessions

85th SAMA National Conference: 7-8 September 2021: Recording of Sessions Please below links for day 1 and 2 of SAMA 85th national conference zoom links: https://iziko-org.zoom.us/rec/share/fMmQS31W9LtduzWFHMliLNgcXCiN-j1bsM8-yFiR6LZeFkJS4b1cNU89rzrbcn07.AgfOTZghh6f3nenY Passcode: x?mJp&06 https://iziko-org.zoom.us/rec/share/Or_08lmJ7x1CMuiR0InY-RojWl4XZm9sh6qfgvQcJEQF7-EocQlU8TVUMpsaPD-p.I9pXwdUQ-BZ0t5vu Passcode: AMv*E2jU

Final Conference Circular: 85th SAMA National Conference: 7-8 September 2021

Final Conference Circular: 85th SAMA National Conference: 7-8 September 2021 Please find attached the Final Circular for the 85th SAMA National Conference. Please note registration for this week is only manual and free. Please share with your colleagues. Talita Fourie, Tel: +27 12 845 2824 | Fax: 086 560 4132, Cellphone number 076 107 9988 Download PDF file here

Decolonising as a Verb: 25-26 November 2020: Webinar Recordings

Decolonising as a Verb: 25-26 November 2020: Webinar Recordings COMCOL, ICOM-SA and SAMA organized a joint seminar in November 2020 to explore with international guests different concepts and practices of decolonization in the context of collection and collecting. The link below contains recordings of the webinar. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5s00ljGTBfR8rtoU1LkXA Click the link

SAMA Special AGM: 10 February 2021

SAMA Special AGM: 10 February 2021 A resolution to amend the SAMA Constitution was submitted to the AGM of 28 October 2020. Despite no votes against the amendments, we could not, unfortunately, adopt the amended constitution as we did not reach the required quorum of 2/3 of members in good standing. We therefore give notice of a Special AGM to be held online on Wednesday, 10 Februar… Click the link

Decolonizing as a verb: Online Seminar: 25-26 November 2020

Decolonizing as a verb: Online Seminar: 25-26 November 2020 In recent years, museums across the globe have been tackling the challenges of decolonizing in their institutions. They do this in response to a growing demand from society that museums should face their historical selves and their inherited practices. Museums are challenged to acknowledge their past, understand how the… Click the link