M2M – heritage professionals receive mobility grant
Two individual members of the Balkan Museum Network have received mobility scholarship #M2M of 300 euros. Ana Vishinova from Museum of Macedonian Struggle – Skopje will travel to Museum of Yugoslavia in October 2019 to research the historic period covered by the museum’s collection as well as the issue of
Museum Souvenir Award 2019
Does your museum produce original souvenirs based on your museum’s collections? Do you engage crafts persons in the production of souvenirs? The Balkan Museum Network is inviting institutional members of the Network to submit an application for “Museum Souvenir Award”. Recognizing the potential of crafts in the production of innovative
“Meet, See, Do – LAB”: Excellence in Museum Education – successful two way exchange of good practices
The first “Meet, See, Do – LAB: Excellence in Museum Education was an inspiring event for museum professionals and the students from the department of Pedagogy at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University in Sarajevo that took part in this one day event. Held in the Historical Museum of
Museum of Vojvodina in Novi sad improves its access
Museum of Vojvodina hosted two access consultants Lejla Agic and Dr Irena Ruzin from the Balkan Museum Access Group in 2018. The recommendation which had immediate implications on improved access was improving the existing orientation in the museum building. With the financial help of the Headley Trust UK Museum of
Museum Directory “Accessible Services in the Balkan Museums”
Celebrating the results of more than 30 projects that have been realised in the period 2013-2018 BMN is preparing a brochure with the flagship features that make a museum more accessible. Museum Directory will list the features that make museums’s collections and exhibitions more accessible and improve heritage interpretation. The
The First “Meet, See, Do – LAB”: Excellence in Museum Education
The first “Meet, See, Do – LAB” will take place on Monday, 20th of May 2019, in the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo (duration of the event is from 09-17 hours). MSD LAB will offer three hands-on workshops that will be run by international experts from Oslo
M2M (Museum2Museum): supporting the mobility of museum professionals
Would you like to spend a week[1] in another museum learning and sharing? Do you have a concrete learning need, or missing a skill? Do you have a collaboration project on your mind that you would like to develop? Maybe you would like to use the archives, the depot, collections
Access Survey 2019
The first round of Access Survey was conducted in 2018 in four member museums: The National Museum of Leskovac, NI Institute and Museum Bitola, Museum of Secret Surveillance: House of Leaves in Tirana and Museum of Vojvodina in Novi Sad. The pilot process was supported with the grant from the Headley
National Museum of Leskovac improves inclusion thanks to access surveying process
“Thanks to taking part in the Access Survey process the National Museum of Leskovac was able to fulfill the basic human rights of disabled people who are now actively involved in the social and cultural life of the city, as creators and individuals that also realize the museums’ programme.” Suzana
Increased accessibility and improved interpretation of NI Institute and museum Bitola with new services for visitors
With a small grant from the Balkan Museum Network, cultural heritage in the museum of Bitola is presented in a new way, taking into account that the website of the Bitola Museum is already designed as “responsive”, suitable for viewing on all mobile devices. Some activities that increased the accessibility