Migration, Diaspora, Pilgrimage
ICOM-ICME Annual Meeting, 2008
Jerusalem, Israel, November 16 - 19 (20/21), 2008
The International Committee for Museums of Ethnography
(ICME) of ICOM
In collaboration with "The
Isaac Kaplan Old Yishuv Court Museum"
Supported by the Jerusalem Foundation and ICOM/Israel
INFORMATIONS
ICME (the ICOM International Committee for Museums
of Ethnography) will hold its 2008 annual conference "Migration,
Diaspora, Pilgrimage" in Jerusalem on 17-19 November, 2008.
The meeting will be hosted by The Isaac Kaplan Old Yishuv Court
Museum and the Jerusalem Foundation in collaboration with ICOM-Israel,
L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art, Tower of David Museum of the
History of Jerusalem, and U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art.
Final details are still being confirmed, but the general format
of the annual meeting will consist of paper and discussion sessions,
museum visits including discussions with staff, and walking tours
with community scholars. The conference will be preceded by a one-day
walking tour of pilgrimage sites in Jerusalem and will be followed
by a two-day post-conference tour of pilgrimage sites in northern
Israel.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
"MIGRATION, DIASPORA, PILGRIMAGE"
People move. Some movement is voluntary better economic and political
situations are sought. Other movement is involuntary. Through the
processes of migration and in the diaspora, many people keep alive
their identity through the continuity of language, social structure,
traditional culture, and belief systems. Part of this latter cultural
expression leads people to return to their places of origin to reverence
sites they consider to be holy or to hold power. Many as individuals
and as groups return from the diaspora to their places of origin
in the process of pilgrimage. The sites to which they return might
be sacred or they might be secular. Nonetheless, pilgrimage is a
process that crosses many lines of meaning.
Museum of ethnography and ethnology hold material culture, which
speaks to the origins of many peoples.
What is the role of museums of ethnography and ethnology in these
processes migration, diaspora, pilgrimage?
Do research and collecting policies and public programs bring light
to these processes with reference to communities in which the museums
are located?
On the other hand, have museums become sites of pilgrimage for those
who cannot make return visits home?
Do museums of ethnography and ethnology work with community leaders
to help members keep alive their traditional culture, beliefs and
memories?
ICME invites papers discussing Migration, Diaspora, Pilgrimage
for the 2008 Annual Conference.
Paper proposals of up to 300 words should be submitted to: president@icme.icom.museum
by April 31, 2008.
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PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Sunday, November 16, - ARRIVAL, PRE-CONFERENCE WALKING
TOUR, OPENING RECEPTION
Pre-conference walking tour of the pilgrimage sites in the Old City
of Jerusalem (separate fee applied, see below)
Begin at 8 a.m. at the St. James Armenian Church.
Follow the route from St. James Church on the Street of the Armenians
to David Street, through the suq - the open air marketplace - to
the Via Dolorosa and from there to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
After a break for refreshment, we will ascend to the Temple Mount
and visit the museum and the mosques, then descend to the Kotel
Ma'aravi the Western Wall of the Holy Temple.
Lunch is followed by a visit to the Karaite Synagogue and the compound
of the Four Sephardic Synagogues.
A festive reception will be hosted by The
Isaac Kaplan Old Yishuv Court Museum, followed by a visit through
the collections, then dinner in the style of the "Old Yishuv"
sponsored by the Berman's Bakery.
ICME Annual Board meeting following opening reception
Monday, November 17, - PAPER SESSIONS, Tower
of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem
Breakfast at hotels
Visit to the Citadel, the Tower of David Museum of the History of
Jerusalem.
Paper Session
Lunch at the Museum
Paper Session
Tour of the Armenian Museum.
Reception at Mishkenot Shaananim, sponsored by The Jerusalem Foundation.
Return to hotels
Tuesday, November 18, - PAPER SESSIONS, L.A.
Mayer Museum for Islamic Art
Breakfast at hotels
Visit Yad Vashem, The Heroes' and Martyrs' of the Holocaust Remembrance
Authority, a site of contemporary pilgrimage.
Paper Session
Lunch
Tour through the L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art
Paper Session
Middle Eastern dinner will be followed by a nighttime tour through
Rehavia and Talbieh, where "Houses Tell their Tales."
Return to hotels
Wednesday, November 19, - PAPER SESSIONS, U.
Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art
Breakfast at hotels
Walking tour to Museum of Italian Jewish Art
View exhibit, presentation by staff members
Paper Session
Lunch at the Museum
Paper Session
Visit the Museum of the Jewish Underground.
Walking tour of the Mea
Shearim neighborhood and historic Nevi'im Street, "Street
of the Prophets"
Dinner on your own Mahaneh Yehuda open air market
Return to hotels
Thursday, November 20, - Departure, or Participation on
the post-conference tour (see below)
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POST-CONFERENCE TOUR + costs
Thursday & Friday, November 20-21
Join ICME for a two-night pilgrimage tour of pilgrimage sites in
the north of Israel with visits to museums, sites and communities.
The tour fee includes bus transport, tour guide, one night accommodation,
all admission fees, 1 breakfast, 2 lunches & 1 dinner.
Thursday, November 20,
Morning bus from Jerusalem.
Travel north through the Judean Hills to Kibbutz Gesher and the
memorial site at Naharayim.
Continue to Tiberias
and the Yigal
Allon Museum at Kibbutz Ginossar.
Travel north to the Tabgha
Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, with
its monastery with a noted winepress.
Then Tel Hai for a tour of the Tel
Hai Museum.
Spend the night at Hotel Kfar Giladi.
Friday, November 21,
Morning bus departure from Kfar Giladi.
First stop will be Safed, the early center of
kabbalists and Kabbala .
Then to Nazareth
and the Basilica of the Annunciation and other sites.
Continue to Nebi
Shueib to see burial place of the Prophet Joshua, a holy site
for the Druze community.
The city of Haifa, the site of the World Baha'i Center Gardens,
a holy place and pilgrimage site for the Baha'i
religious community is the next stop.
Then head back to Jerusalem.
EVENING ARRIVAL IN JERUSALEM
As many participants may want to overnight in Jerusalem on Friday
night before traveling homewards the next day, the bus will stop
at the conference hotels for those who wish to return there. Please
note, participants will have to make individual reservations
at hotels for the night of November 21.
POST CONFERENCE TOUR FEE
EURO 205.- per person before July 31; EURO 235.- per person
after July 31.
We need to have at least 20 participants in order to arrange this
tour. If you plan on joining us, please let us know July 31!
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HOTELS
ICME has arranged that rooms be set aside for conference participants
at two hotels in the center of Jerusalem:
The Jerusalem International YMCA
Hotel 3 Arches and Prima
Royale Hotel
In order to reserve one of the ICME rooms for yourself, you will
need to contact the hotel directly.
Ask for the "ICME block", and provide the dates of your
stay. Single/double accommodation at the YMCA has been arranged
at USD 80/night, including continental breakfast. Accommodation
at the Prima has been arranged at USD 125/night (double) and USD
105/night (single), including continental breakfast.
*** Please note the hotels are holding this rate until July
31, 2008.
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REGISTRATION AND FEES
REGISTRATION FORM
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and WORD formats
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"Migration, Diaspora, Pilgrimage", ICOM-ICME annual meeting,
Jerusalem, November 17-19, 2008
(Please print clearly)
PERSONAL DATA
SURNAME
FIRST NAME
TITLE
ORGANIZATION
ADDRESS
CITY / TOWN
COUNTRY
POSTAL/ZIP CODE
TELEPHONE
FAX
EMAIL
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (dietary, disability, etc.)
PARTICIPATION
I would like to participate with a paper (of up to 15 minutes in
length):
Yes No
I would like to join the optional post-conference tour (November
20-21):
Yes No
TITLE OF PAPER & ABSTRACT (up to 300 words.)
A/V REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENTATION (e.g.: slide projector, ?/? projector,
VCR, Power Point/PC, etc.):
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES
BEFORE JULY 31 ST 2008 / AFTER JULY 31ST 2008
Regular participants
155 180
Students and participants from economically disadvantaged countries
140 155
Non-ICME members
165 200
One Day registration
75 75
Pre-conference walking tour
Need a minimum of 20 participants 50 60
Post-conference tour
(Optional)
Need a minimum of 20 participants An added fee of
" 205.- for each participant before July 31, 2008
or
" 235.- for each participant after July 31, 2008
The conference registration fee includes admission to all academic
sessions, the conference pack, coffee, tea, three lunches and one
dinner, admission to selected museums and community tours as well
as participation in all social events.
The Post-conference tour fee includes bus travel, one night of
hotel accommodation, tour guide, 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner
and admission to various museums and sites.
Please remember that all prices are in Euros.
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HOW TO PAY
by Bank Transfer (in Euros/USD) to:
Bank name: ZAGREBACKA BANKA d.d.
Bank Address: Paromlinska 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Account number: 2500448462
IBAN HR 6823600002500448462
SWIFT: ZABA HR 2X
Account name: Ethnographic museum-Etnografski muzej (for ICME)
Account address: Ethnographic Museum, Trg Mazuranica 14, 10000 Zagreb,
Croatia
ICME Accountant: zantos@emz.hr
(Zvjezdana Antos)
In order to aid in identifying your payment, please send a copy
of the
bank transfer receipt to any of the below addresses.
Complete the registration form and send it with a copy of the banktransfer
receipt via mail/fax to the following adresses:
1.
Email: president@icme.icom.museum
Annette B. Fromm, ICME President
3060 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33140 USA
phone +1 305-532-3530, fax +1 305-535-8083 OR Fax: +1 305 535-8083
2.
Email: museumoy@zahav.net.il
Ms. Galia Gavish (The Isaac Kaplan Old Court)
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DEADLINES
>Paper proposals of up to 300 words by April 31, 2008.
>POST CONFERENCE TOUR FEE: EURO 190.- per person before July
31; EURO 220.- per person after July 31.
>Special hotel rates until July 31, 2008.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Best regards from the ICME2008 working group:
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