zetcom proudly sponsors the 6th European Registrars Conference

Basel, Switzerland, November 10-11, 2008

Conveniently set in the heart of Europe, a thriving university, an art and conference city and home of some of the most renowned private and public art collections, Basel is the perfect location for the next European Registrars’ Conference. zetcom is proud to be one of the main supporters of this event.

Conference topics

The conference program offers a variety of lectures and panel discussions on issues, such as loans, transportation, insurance and documentation of objects. In addition to technical lectures, the ethical and cultural dimensions of collection management and loan traffic will be discussed.

Speakers will include artists, collectors and scientists as well as national institutions such as the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and Swiss Customs Administration. International institutions such as ICOM, CIDOC, CITES and UNESCO will be represented.

• «A different type of space for art»: Schaulager Basel and the Centre Georges Pompidou Paris
• Collectors and museums – towards a better partnership
• Working with living artists: bringing together museums’ practical and artists’ conceptual issues
• New media art: collecting, inventoring and exhibiting new media
• Preserving for the future: documentation and storage of museum work
• New museums in the Middle East: Issues and opportunities
• Ethical issues and museum work: Law, control and procedures to improve transparency
• Reports from registrar groups throughout Europe and Concluding Session

In addition to this, internationally renowned museums (Schaulager Basel, Fondation Beyeler and Kunstmuseum Basel) will open their doors for three exclusive evening events which will offer the participants the opportunity to network with colleagues from throughout Europe, the USA and Asia. For more information and registration, please visit: http://www.swissregistrars.ch