Invitation to Press Conference: EEMDG Conference at the Museum der Kulturen Basel

BASEL, Switzerland, September 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

The annual meeting of the directors of Europe's largest ethnology museums will take place in Basel, Switzerland from 20 to 22 September 2012.

The EEMDG conference (European Ethnology Museums Directors Group) brings together the 'heavy weights' among Europe's ethnologists to discuss current issues, trends and future demands on their museums.

Four representatives of the EEMDG conference will gladly present the results of the debate to participants during a press conference.

This will take place on:

Friday, 21 September 2012, 17:00

Museum der Kulturen Basel, Switzerland

The EEMDG will be represented by:

Presenter and speakers

Lejo Schenk, former Director of the Museum of the Tropics, Amsterdam

Anna Schmid, Director of the Museum der Kulturen Basel

Steven Engelsman, Director of the Museum of Ethnology, Vienna

Klaus Schneider, Director of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne

The panel discussion will focus on:

The reorientation and reconception of ethnology museums, as well as the effects of the European economic crisis on the orientation and market strategies of museums.

Contact:
Sabrina Wey
Secretariat
Tel. +41-61-266-56-32
e-mail: sabrina.wey@bs.ch
website: http://www.mkb.ch

SOURCE Museum der Kulturen Basel