The ICOM International Training Centre (ICOM-ITC) is announcing the organisation of its ninth training workshop that will be held from 6 to 14 November, 2017 in Beijing, China. ICOM, ICOM China and the Palace Museum are pleased to award travel grants to international participants attending the training workshop called Designing Engaging Museum Exhibitions.

Please apply online: https://icom.formstack.com/forms/icom_itc_november_2017_application

The application forms should be filled out and the required documents should be sent before Midnight (CET) Saturday 15 July, 2017.

A number of outstanding international experts will give lectures and conduct discussions and group work. The programme will also include lectures by Chinese experts. A “Reading Artifacts” session, developed by the Canada Science and Technology Museum, will also be part of the programme, with access to objects from the collections of the Palace Museum. In addition, hands-on sessions will be organised in some of the most well-known museums in Beijing; and a full-day excursion will show participants around the best known cultural heritage sites in and around Beijing.

Officially launched on 1 July 2013, the ICOM-ITC relies on the ICOM professional network to offer quality training programmes in museum studies to regional and international museum professionals, especially to ICOM members from emerging countries and from the Asian Pacific region. More info on the ICOM-ITC: http://icom.museum/activities/training/icom-international-training-centre-for-museum-studies/