Samantics

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.

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SAMA National Events

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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SAMA documents

​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

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