MAKING A DIFFERENCE: PROJECT OUTCOMES
The Human Remains Management project has made major strides in the two years it has been running. This includes internships in southern African museums, two regional workshops and international meetings, collections-based research in the Iziko Museums of South Africa, discussion with regional and international experts, consultations with descendant communities have started, a travelling exhibition has been developed, as well as this project website.
The Human Remains Management project has made major strides in the two years it has been running. This includes internships in southern African museums, two regional workshops and international meetings, collections-based research in the Iziko Museums of South Africa, discussion with regional and international experts, consultations with descendant communities have started, a travelling exhibition has been developed, as well as this project website.
The Human Remains Management and Policy Workshop - March 22-23, 2018
The Commonwealth Association of Museums (CAM), The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN), Iziko Museums of South Africa, the University of Botswana, the National Museum of Botswana, ICOM Namibia, ICOM South Africa and ICOM Botswana organised the second Human Remains Management workshop for museum and cultural heritage professionals, Indigenous community members and academic professionals in southern Africa.
Topics covered included:
Topics covered included:
- The Iziko Museums of South Africa’s Human Remains Collection
- The Climate of Collection in Namibia
- Community Views on Human Remains Management
- The Value of Scientific Research
- Policy and Policy Development
- The Importance of Terminology in Policy
Who Were They? The History of Bone Collection in Southern Africa
This exhibit was developed as a way to open discussion about this sensitive topic across southern Africa. This travelling exhibit is intended to present the history of human remains collection in southern Africa and get people talking and thinking about how to deal with this history. It aims to show the need for a policy to help museums manage the remains in their collection.
The Human Remains Management Panel, Heritage and Nation Building Symposium: June 19-23, 2017
More than 125 participants from 15 countries participated in CAM’s Triennial General Assembly in Calgary in June 2017. We enjoyed a very rich and full programme with three distinct events, through which we developed networks and learned about the work colleagues are doing throughout the Commonwealth.
A panel was dedicated to the Human Remains Management project in which participants described the current status of human remains management in their respective countries, and plans for the collaborative project.
A panel was dedicated to the Human Remains Management project in which participants described the current status of human remains management in their respective countries, and plans for the collaborative project.
The Human Remains Management and Repatriation Workshop: February 13-14, 2017
Iziko Museums of South Africa and the Commonwealth Association of Museums convened the project’s first workshop in Cape Town in February 2017 to learn about approaches to the management of human remains in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, and to initiate planning among the project’s partners and dialogue with Indigenous peoples. Colleagues from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Canada were invited to attend and participate in various discussions, present papers and network with community stakeholders. Indigenous community leaders were also invited to participate and provide input. This workshop laid the foundation for the next three years of the Human Remains Management Project. The topics and discussions broached in this workshop were carried on in the 2018 workshop.
