June 28, 2024
Addressing the Silences: Building Reciprocal Relationships
This webinar is the second of three in a 2024 series that shares stories and tools for reflection, collaboration, and internal change at Sites of…
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June 27, 2024
Addressing the Silences: Reflecting on Exclusions in Your Organization
This is the first webinar in a three-part series detailing lessons learned from ICSC’s Addressing the Silences, a three-year project intended to help Sites of…
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October 8, 2022
Engaging Exhibit Labels
Senior Specialist of Methodology and Practice Linda Norris introduces practical exercises to help Sites of Conscience craft powerful labels for their exhibitions. View the resource here.
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March 18, 2018
From Memory to Action: A Toolkit for Memorialization
An in-depth exploration of the challenges, successes and best practices related to memorialization in post-conflict settings, this toolkit is a collaborative effort by Sites of Conscience members from a variety of post-conflict settings including Bangladesh, Russia, East Timor, Chile, Liberia and Northern Ireland.
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March 18, 2018
Harnessing the Power of History
THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF SITES OF CONSCIENCE Founder and Board Member Emeritus Ruth J. Abram describes the founding and early defining principles of the International…
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October 8, 2022
Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sites of Conscience
Hear from Sites of Conscience as they share ways that intangible cultural heritage can strengthen communities. View the resource here.
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October 9, 2022
Member Spotlight: Maidan Museum
Join us as we welcome the Maidan Museum to discuss institutional challenges and developments in Ukraine. View the resource here.
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October 9, 2022
Member Spotlight: Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project
Ana Edwards, Chair of Sacred Ground, discusses the Project’s mission to expand community understanding of its public history resources. View the resource here.
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October 8, 2022
Member Spotlight: The Partition Museum
Staff from the Partition Museum, a Coalition member in India, discusses its oral histories, personal artifacts, and response to Covid-19. View the resource here.
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October 9, 2022
Museums and #MeToo
A Front Page Dialogue guide centered on helping audiences have productive conversations around #MeToo and women’s narratives at museums. View the resource here.
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October 9, 2022
New Member Webinar
In this Conscience Matters webinar, join Coalition staff as they welcome new members from across the globe and discuss the benefits of membership. This webinar…
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June 6, 2023
Organizational Change
Our understanding of history is, in so many ways, a process – one that unfolds overtime as new research unveils new perspectives, communities engage with…
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October 9, 2022
Overcoming Organizational Fears of Failure – Webinar Short
In this session, you’ll learn specific strategies on ways to help organizational teams manage challenging situations. View the resource here.
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October 8, 2022
Redefining the Museum
ICOM has sought to refine its definition of a museum. Join the Coalition in identifying key words and themes that will be shared with ICOM….
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October 8, 2022
Rethinking Migration Museums Around the World
Migration Museums in Australia, Italy and France discuss the process of rethinking exhibitions to reflect current issues around migration. View the resource here.
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October 8, 2022
Revamping Your Exhibit
In this webinar, learn simple strategies to update your exhibitions and engage your community in the process. View the resource here.
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March 19, 2018
Safe Containers for Dangerous Memories
Featuring case studies from Coalition members Centro Cultural y Museo de la Memoria (Montevideo, Uruguay), Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation (Fayetteville, New York), and the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice (Durham, North Carolina), this article reviews the revolutionary approaches Sites of Conscience take toward addressing challenging histories and their contemporary legacies in historic house museums.
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October 9, 2022
Strengthening Museums to Foster Resilience
In this Conscience Matters webinar, hear from North American members who participated in the Coalition’s 18-month, IMLS-funded project on supporting museums and historic sites to…
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July 18, 2022
Taking Action Tour Manual
PEARL S. BUCK INTERNATIONAL This manual was created to help facilitators, tour guides, and staff guide visitors new to the Pearl S. Buck House Museum in…
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March 19, 2018
The Urge to Remember: The Role of Memorials in Social Reconstruction and Transitional Justice
Written in 2007, this report covers the deliberations of the United States Institute for Peace memorialization working group that explored the role of memorialization in promoting, jeopardizing, or impairing social reconstruction and reconciliation in societies emerging from violent conflict. The authors, Ambassadors Circle member Judy Barsalou and Victoria Baxter, provide a matrix of recommendations for actors interested in assisting in using similar processes.
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October 8, 2022
Understanding Crisis Through a Transitional Justice Lens – Webinar Short
Senior Director of the Coalition’s GIJTR Ereshnee Naidu explains how Sites of Conscience might engage transitional justice in their work. View the resource here.
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October 8, 2022
Using Constraints to Boost Your Creativity – Webinar Short
Understand how approaching limits as creative constraints can lead to surprising, innovative solutions to the challenges facing us today. View the resource here.
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October 8, 2022
What Is a Site of Conscience?
Using examples from members, presenters will show how Sites of Conscience use histories to spark action. View the resource here.
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