Taiwan hosts ICAMT conference

2024/10/08

The 50th Annual Conference of the International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques is underway through Oct. 8 at the National Museum of Prehistory in southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung County, according to the Ministry of Culture.

This year’s edition marks the first time Taiwan has staged the committee gathering, bringing together academics and experts from over 17 countries, the MOC said. Prominent attendees include Wang Chang-hua, former NMP director and conference convener; NMP Director Futuru C.L. Tsai; ICAMT Chair Nana Meparishvili; Shiro Sasaki, executive director of Japan’s National Ainu Museum; and Sirin Yuanyaidee, director of Thailand’s Kanjanaphisek National Museum.

The conference theme is “Encountering Transition: Reshaping Architecture, Exhibition Design and Techniques in Response to Global/Local Changes,” with subtopics spanning cross-cultural museum architecture, current trends in exhibition design, and museum technologies and sustainable development, the ministry said.

Speaking at the opening ceremony Oct. 6, Wang said that Taiwan Museum Association is devoted to promoting the international involvement of domestic institutions to enhance local personnel’s expertise and raise the profile of the country’s museum sector.

Meanwhile, Tsai said that museums are where people can interact with cultural heritage and expressed hope that NMP can play a greater role in linking Taiwan with the world.

Hosting the annual gathering is a prime chance for Taiwan to showcase its outstanding achievements in museum design and cultural preservation while deepening cooperation and exchanges with its counterparts in the Asia-Pacific, the MOC said.


Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)