Tik Tok! ⏰ Just a quick reminder to get your workshop applications in before the week wraps up. 🤗

Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna@heritageunivie.bsky.social · last yr.

‼️ CFP: Fleeting Voices Preserving: Acoustic Heritage in Archives & Arts 🎙️ We invite conventional as well as experimental contributions! 📅 Oct 1-3, 2025 | Vienna 📩 Submit by April 6: fleeting.voices@sonime.at More info: arthist.net/archive/43953 @mediathek.bsky.social @noemieetienne.bsky.social

Very recently, a long-lost Klimt has resurfaced, along with a silenced story. @noemieetienne.bsky.socials student, Sarah Hübler, looks into Austria’s colonial past through the portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona, a performer in 1900s so-called ethnographic shows. Read here: bit.ly/42hLWqN

Last days to apply for our conference "Fleeting Voices"! - April 6th arthist.net/archive/4395... #heritagescience #voiceletters #materialscience

We just started our HERitage Book Club! 📚 In this monthly meeting, our team in Vienna discusses texts on heritage, museum studies and cultural theory over coffee. 🧐 We began with Laurajane Smith's publication Uses of Heritage. 💡 Follow us as we share our evolving reading list here: bit.ly/4c8CB9p.

HERitage Book Club Reading List

HERitage Book Club Reading List Session 01, March 2025 Smith, Laurajane. Uses of Heritage. 1. publ., Reprint. London: Routledge, 2009. (u:search) Session 02, April 2025 Pratt, Mary Louise. “Arts of...

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How do we preserve heritage in a rapidly changing world? 🌍 Renée Riedler shares reflections from St. Louis, Senegal: exploring CRDS archives, Oumar Ly’s photography legacy 📸, and witnessing the city's urgent fight against coastal erosion 🌊. Read our new GloCo blog post here: bit.ly/444M3IC

Roaming around St. Louis: A Personal Reflection on the Centre de Recherches et de Documentation du Sénégal and the Struggles of a UNESCO World Heritage City – by Renée Riedler — Cultural Heritage Stud...

During my recent visit to Senegal, I had the opportunity to explore the Centre de Recherches et de Documentation du Sénégal (CRDS), located on the southernmost point of the historic Ile de Saint Lou...

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🎨 Check out our new guest lectures for the summer term on Museums, Exhibitions & Conservation, organized by @noemieetienne.bsky.social. Speakers include @silas-blue.bsky.social, @heghnarw.bsky.social & @cageinbeakifly.bsky.social and many others. 📅 Wednesdays 9:15–10:45am CET. ✍️ DM for Zoom link!

We are looking for contributions!

H-Soz-Kult@hsozkult.bsky.social · last yr.

CFP: Fleeting Voices. Preserving Acoustic Heritage in the Archives and the Arts https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-153192 Wien, 01.10.2025-03.10.2025, Department Media Theory, University of Applied Arts Vienna; Phonogrammarchiv, Austrian Academy of Sciences; Cultural Heritage Studies, …

🌍✈️ From Dakar to Saint Louis, through Goree, Podor & Casamance – our latest blog emphasizes the vital role of artists & craftspeople in conservation(s)! 🎨🛠️ Check out what we learned from dyers, potters, booksellers & makers in Senegal. ✨ Read more: bit.ly/4itFS5D. @noemieetienne.bsky.social

Honoring Craft and Conservation: The Role of Local Artisans in Conservation — Cultural Heritage Studies Vienna

In our previous blog post , we shared some reflections from our Viennese team members on the International Conference on Situated Conservations in Senegal. Today, we highlight a different but e...

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🎉 Our "Global Conservation" postdoc, Alisa Santikarn, just published "Indigenous Heritage and Identity of the Last Elephant Catchers in Northeast Thailand"! 📖The book explores the Kui Ajiang community’s heritage after elephant catching ended. Check out the Open Access publication: bit.ly/3DJD98S 🐘

Indigenous Heritage and Identity of the Last Elephant Catchers in Northeast Thailand

In 2019, when Mew Salangam passed away at 91, newspapers across Thailand described him as belonging to the “last generation of elephant doctors.” Mew was a member of the Kui Ajiang community in Thaila...

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"The Last Elephant Catchers? The (In)Visible Indigenous Heritage of the Kui in Thailand" by Dr Alisa Santikarn from Siam Society's archive Book: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50.... . Recording: youtu.be/LlTz51kyS6s?...

The Siam Society Lecture: The Last Elephant Catchers?

YouTube video by The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage

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🌍 In January, we were in Senegal for "Situated Conservations" conference – and it was an incredible experience! But what was it really like? 👀 We’re sharing our journey in a 6-part blog series! 📖 First up: Experiencing Senegal: Reflections from our Viennese Participants Read more 👉 bit.ly/43BleLV

Bridging Worlds: Reflections on the International Conference “Situated Conservations” in Senegal — Cultural Heritage Studies Vienna

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An exciting project for cultural heritage scientists! ➡️ The project will allow simulation of any interventions (restoration, protection, …) before applying changes to the real items. #culturalheritage @heritageunivie.bsky.social

DARIAH-EU@dariaheu.bsky.social · last yr.

Last month, a new groundbreaking EU-funded project was launched: #ARTEMIS. We are delighted to be a partner on this project, which aims at creating a digital infrastructure to support the conservation & restoration of cultural heritage using 3D visualization. ℹ️ Read more: buff.ly/L2APBix

‼️ CFP: Fleeting Voices Preserving: Acoustic Heritage in Archives & Arts 🎙️ We invite conventional as well as experimental contributions! 📅 Oct 1-3, 2025 | Vienna 📩 Submit by April 6: fleeting.voices@sonime.at More info: arthist.net/archive/43953 @mediathek.bsky.social @noemieetienne.bsky.social

Call for Papers: „Fleeting Voices. Preserving Acoustic Heritage in the Archives and the Arts“ Konferenz von #SONIME und Cultural Heritage Studies (Uni Wien) 📧 Deadline: 6.4.25 fleeting.voices@uni-ak.ac.at Konferenz: 1.–3.10.25, Die Angewandte Wien 🔗 hsozkult.de/event/id/event-153192

CFP: Fleeting Voices (Wien, 1-3 Oct 25) https://arthist.net/archive/43953

What a wonderful experience in Senegal! We discussed conservation, its multiple definitions, and its political uses. Conservation was challenged by our great speakers, lively audience, and many songs and dances. Let's work for more justice, nuance, and fun in the museum world, academia, and beyond.

Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna@heritageunivie.bsky.social · 2y ago

Sargal Fatima Fall Niang! We closed the day with a heartfelt ceremony honoring Fatima Fall Niang. She is an iconic figure in heritage management in 🇸🇳, dedicating her life to its preservation. A former director of CRDS in Saint-Louis, she combined practical experience with theoretical approaches.

Sargal Fatima Fall Niang! We closed the day with a heartfelt ceremony honoring Fatima Fall Niang. She is an iconic figure in heritage management in 🇸🇳, dedicating her life to its preservation. A former director of CRDS in Saint-Louis, she combined practical experience with theoretical approaches.

We are on with the first panel today on earth, ceramics, and pottery and the concept of fragility. Join us online using the following link: www.facebook.com/story.php?st...

✨ We're getting ready at the Université Gaston Berger in Saint-Louis to kick-off this intriguing morning program! 🌍 Join us online for the international conference "Situated Conservations" by following this link to the 📹 livestream: www.facebook.com/story.php?st... #SituatedConservations

Our team from Vienna has been in Senegal, meeting professionals in Dakar and Saint Louis across heritage fields like textiles, archives, museums, and feminist networks. The inspiring conversations taught us so much about local heritage practices while sharing perspectives and building connections.

🌍 Join us in honoring Fatima Fall Niang, UNESCO expert & champion of cultural heritage! The international conference on Situated Conservation is set for Jan 23–25, 2025, in Saint Louis, Senegal. 🎉 A tribute to her incredible work preserving museum collections in Senegal & across Africa. 🏛️✨

Coming soon! If you care about international approaches to heritage, museums, and conservation, don't miss our upcoming event in Saint-Louis (Senegal)! @HeritageUniVie @UniversitéGastonBerger @CRDSexIFAN @Uniwien arthist.net/archive/43666

🌟 We're back on track here on Bluesky! After much thought, we have officially moved from X. We are kicking things off with BIG news: the international conference "Situated Conservation" in Saint-Louis, Senegal, Jan 23-24! 🌍 Program: arthist.net/archive/43666 Let's discuss conservation globally!

Don't miss the online lecture “Talking with the Deads” by Gladys Kalichini, researcher & artist based in Zambia (organized by @noemieetienne.bsky.social). The lecture is part of the series Take Over. Intersektionale Interventionen. 📆 Next Tuesday, Dec 5, 10:15-11:45am CET. 📩 DM for Zoom link.

👋Meet the faces behind our Chair of Cultural Heritage! We, Laura Bohnenblust, Mariama de Brito Henn, Milena Telsnig, @amkroupova.bsky.social, Cécile Mendy and @noemieetienne.bsky.social, are looking forward to share with you exciting projects, interesting events and inspiring discussions!

Vielen Dank an alle Teilnehmenden für die spannende Veranstaltung "Disziplinen in Bewegung" am vergangenen Donnerstag!🙏 🚨 Nächster Termin: Zum Thema "Konsum" diskutieren wir am 14.12. ab 12:00 mit K. Mack und M. Martsch. 📩 Anmeldung per DM. 👉 Programm: fakzen-thks.univie.ac.at/veranstaltun...

📢 Join us tomorrow at 10am at Museumsquartier, Vienna! Mariama de Brito Henn joins the keynote on sustainability in cultural heritage with Barbara Neundlinger and Martin Fritz (@UNESCO). Don't miss the 'kultur.nachhaltig.leben' conference by Educult. 👇Full program: educult.at/veranstaltun...

kultur.nachhaltig.leben. - EDUCULT

Ein lebenswertes und zukunftsfähiges Zusammenleben von Menschen im Einklang mit der Natur beschäftigt uns angesichts der Klimakrise, zunehmenden gesellschaftlichen Spaltungen und globalen Kriegsgesc...

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🎨How does contemporary art relate to life and death? Find out in the first lecture of the series by Niko Vicario from the Amherst College, organized by @noemieetienne.bsky.social at the University of Vienna. 📆 Next Tuesday, 14.11., 10:15am CET on Zoom. 📩 DM sarah.huebler@univie.ac.at for the link.

🌐 Guess what? We're not saying goodbye to Twitter; we're just adding this platform to our mix to expand our scholarly horizons! 👉 Feel free to suggest other cultural heritage profiles in the comments! 🎓 We're ready for some fantastic academic discussions!