Stichting European Museum Academy
Acronym: EMA
General Information
Identification Code: 568507734881-68
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Entity Form: Foundation
Registration Category: Academic institutions
Registration Date: 5/19/2019
Last Update: 1/25/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The aims of the European Museum Academy are to preserve the legacy of Kenneth Hudson and to disseminate the values and the pioneering intuitions and views of his museological thinking among the new generations of museum professionals as well as cultural professionals active on a European scale.
The EMA Foundation is engaged in developing researches in the field of museum innovation, stimulating new ideas and experiences and offering its services as an incubator for new talents and new programmes in order to improve the quality of museum services and of the museological discourse at the European level.
The academy intends to be a society of museum experts of different national and cultural backgrounds united for the advancement of museological knowledge based on a curriculum of proved capacity in carrying out innovative museum projects. The academy identifies in museums a relevant tool to face socio-economic and cultural challenges in contemporary society and stresses the (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Culture
- Education and training
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The European Museum Academy follows the initiatives on European level in the following areas:
- cultural heritage
- museums
- art
- education (especially related lifelong learning policies)
- tourism
- regional development
Communication Activities: The European Museum Academy annually arrange an Award Ceremony and Conference where we present the competitors and winners of the Luigi Micheletti Award, the DASA Award, the Art Museum Award, and the EMA Prize. The Academy also arrange seminars on various museological issues - so-called Kenneth Hudson Seminars. The Academy co-hosts or co-arrange master courses in Milan, Tiran, and Östersund. The Erasmus Mundus master programme EDUMaH (Education in Museums and Heritage is collaborated with universities in Glasgow, Tartu, Radboud and Valetta.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: European cultural heritage, ways of Saint-James and other European cultural routes
Head Office
Address: Oude Diedenweg 756704 AB
City: Wageningen
Country: NETHERLANDS
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EU Office
Address: Fiskargränden 8B
Post Code: 21629
City: Landskrona
Country: SWEDEN
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: The running costs of app. 25 000 Euro for conferences and travels excludes the costs and EU grants for the projects in which the Academy participate.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 4
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: The number of persons involved are volunteers and are not compensated for their time. Whenever EMA is contracted for consultancy work or are participating in funded projects the staff for such engagements are sub-contractred and receives normal salary. We are about 80 people in the EMA community as volunteers.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://europeanmuseumacademy.eu/ema-partners/
Organisation Members: The European Heritage Alliance