Claudia Augustat Weltmuseum Wien, Austria Member-at-large candidate 2023 As a cultural anthropologist I spent my professional life at ethnographic museums. Material culture is a focal point of societies. An object can tell as much about history as it can connect past, present and future. I have worked in...
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XII SALSA Conference Highlights The XII Sesquiannual Conference of SALSA was held June 27-30, 2019 at Weltmuseum Wien in a very warm Viennese summer, with Claudia Augustat (Weltmusem) responsible for general conference organization, and Juan Alvaro Echeverri (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Amazonia), responsible for the academic program. Here are some preliminary photo highlights: John Hemming speaking about Natterer during...
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Claudia Augustat Organizer Twelfth Sesquiannual Conference: Vienna, Austria, June 27-30, 2019 Claudia Augustat is curator of the South America collections at Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, with a regional focus on Amazonia. In her research, she concentrates on topics such as material culture and cultural memory, collaborative projects as well...
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SALSA Conference Dinner SALSA XII Sesquiannual Conference 2019 Saturday, 29 June, 20:00 WMW Säulenhalle The conference dinner will be held in the historical ambiance of the magnificent Hall of Columns (Säulenhalle) of the Weltmuseum Wien, which is located at the Corps des Logis of the Imperial Palace (Hofburg). This part...
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Special Meetings SALSA XII Sesquiannual Conference 2019 Rebuilding collections for the Museu Nacional de Rio: How European museums can collaborate Thursday, 27 June, 13:50-15:30 WMW DG18 Chair: Claudia Augustat, Weltmuseum Wien The workshop will present the plan of reconstruction of digital ethnographic collections for the Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the...
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The SALSA XII Sesquiannual Conference of SALSA will be hold June 27-30, 2019 at Weltmuseum Wien in Vienna, with Claudia Augustat (Weltmusem) responsible for general conference organization, and Juan Alvaro Echeverri (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Amazonia), responsible for the academic program. Visit the 2019 SALSA conference homepage for details and updates. ...
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