ICOM Costume is pleased to announce that registration for its annual meeting is now open. The meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada, 8-13 September 2015 and the theme of the conference is “exhibitions and interpretation.” It is followed by a post conference tour to Montreal and Ottawa 14-17 September.
Paper sessions will be held at iSchool of the University of Toronto, where we’ll be the guests of the Museum Studies programme. Afternoons will be filled with visits to key museums in the city including the Royal Ontario Museum, the Bata Shoe Museum and Toronto’s newest museum, the Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Art. There is also a programme of related evening events.
Registration is via the Aga Khan Museum website where you’ll find details of registration fees, as well a link to the programme and the registration form.
The meeting website, with suggestions for accommodation, details of the post conference tour and information about Toronto is: icomcostumetoronto2015.wordpress.com
The specific speakers for paper sessions will be posted on the website by the end of June.
For information please contact the ICOM Costume Committee Secretary Alexandra Kim at icomtoronto2015@outlook.com.