This year MEG took the opportunity offered by the annual conference to create some space for conversations between practitioners, community members and researchers to reflect on and reimagine the future of our ethnographic museums, global collections and networks.

This was followed by conversations hosted by The Box, Plymouth, and the AGM. The Box was a £46 million cultural destination which opened in 2020 despite the pandemic. The Box was launched by Plymouth City Council as a flagship project for Mayflower 400 commemorations.

The Conference was held in two parts. The first day was open to everyone and featured a variety of conversations on topics that many museums are currently grappling with. The second day was made up of the AGM (members will receive an email about this) and a special session hosted by the Box Plymouth. 

See the conference pack.

Read Nuala Morse’s reflections on her paper and the conference more generally.