MEETING  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  9  OCTOBER  2014  

FACULTY  OF  THE  ARTS,  UNIVERSITY  OF  ALEXANDRIA  ALEXANDRIA,  EGYPT  

 

Present:  Hugues  Dreyssé,  Chair;  Elena  Corradini,  Lyndel  King,  Luisa  Fernanda  Rico  Mansard,  Ing-­‐Marie  Munktell,  Panu  Nykänen,  Nathalie  Nyst,  Barbara  Rothermel,  Graciela  Weisinger  (delayed)    Absent:   Isidro   Abano,   Catherine   Giltrap,   Christine   Khor,   Andrew   Simpson,   Peter   Stanbury,  Cornelia  Weber   • Annual  Report  

o Hugues  submitted  the  Annual  Report  (Addendum  I).    

o The  activities  of  UMAC  were  noted,  including  the  visibility  and  publicity  of  the  Board  members.    

o Membership  has  increased  to  263  voting  members  from  52  countries,  an  increase  from  

230  members  in  46  countries  last  year.  ! Discussion  was  on  networking  in  regions  and/or  countries  with  large  

membership,  the  distinction  between  institutional  and  individual  membership,  

and  adding  value  to  membership  in  ICOM-­‐UMAC.  ! ICOM  is  working  to  make  the  membership  process  easier.  ! Luisa  has  been  working  hard  in  Central  America.  A  meeting  was  held  in  Puebla  

this  year;  another  meeting  will  take  place  in  Vera  Cruz  in  February  or  March.  ! Elena  expressed  concerns  of  working  with  ICOM  Italy.  

o A  Financial  Report  was  submitted  by  Catherine,  in  absentia  (Addendum  II).  

! There  is  a  positive  balance  in  the  budget  at  the  beginning  of  the  year,  and  conference  seed  money  is  available.    

! The  question  of  who  pays  bank  and  financial  transaction  fees  –  UMAC  or  ICOM  -­‐  

was  brought  up.  Hugues  will  check  with  ICOM  to  resolve  this  question.  ! The  question  was  raised  about  how  to  spend  funds  and  avoid  ICOM  decrease  in  

annual  contributions.  Discussion  followed  about  using  funds  for  the  database  

for  university  collections,  administered  by  Cornelia,  who  currently  has  the  only  access  password.    It  was  suggested  that  data  be  made  available  to  everyone  as  

soon  as  possible  by  getting  a  password  from  Cornelia,  with  the  idea  that  data  can  be  corrected  after  the  fact,  if  necessary.  World  has  already  been  done  in  

Italy  and  France  and  should  be  made  visible  as  soon  as  possible.  It  was  also  suggested  that  Cornelia  be  asked  to  have  a  meeting  in  Berlin  or  elsewhere  in  Europe  for  discussion  by  European  museums.  

o Publications  ! Natalie  presented  issues  with  the  publications  design  software  and  platform,  

and  the  role  of  the  editor.    

! There  is  a  backlog  of  work  needed  for  the  Rio  and  Ghent  papers,  including  English  language  editing.  The  solution  will  be  for  Natalie  to  use  the  same  layout  and  design  of  previous  issues,  and  will  work  with  Barbara  on  contracting  an  

English-­‐language  editor.  Going  forward,  Natalie  will  work  toward  a  new  design.  ! Discussion  also  took  place  concerning  the  need  to  publish  a  high-­‐level  journal.  

Having  the  journal  on  the  website,  hosted  by  ICOM,  was  also  discussed.  

o Strategic  Plan  ! Ing-­‐Marie  presented  the  draft  of  a  proposed  Strategic  Plan  (Addendum  III).  ! Discussion  ensued,  specifically  about  the  use  of  “National,”  as  this  is  not  

relevant  in  the  U.S.,  and  the  term  “Standards  of  Excellence.”    ! The  Strategic  Plan  was  edited  as  follows:  

• Vision:  Equal  professionalism,  opportunity,  titles  and  salaries  in  both  

University  and  National    all  types  of  museums.  U-­‐museums  play  key  roles  in  education  and  democratization  ˄  of  societies.  

• Mission:  Supporting,  informing  and  linking  ˄  university  museums  worldwide.    the  museums  of  tertiary  institutions.  Protecting  and  promoting  our  shared  cultural  heritage.  Working    for  the  development  

of  societies.  • Core  Values:  Engagement,  education,  democracy,  environmental  

sustainability,  non  discrimination,  anti  corruption.  

• Strategic  Areas  of  Focus:  Preservation,  conservation,  ˄  research  and  presentation  of  scientific  and  cultural  heritage  (tangible,  intangible  and  digital).  

• Strategic  goals:  Increase  members,  membership  value,  develop  and  share  expertise.  

• Action  plans:  Establish  Standards  of  Excellence  ˄  Best  Practices  for  university  museums  (based  on  ICOM  Code  of  Ethics  for  museums)  through  lessons  ˄  publications,  conferences  and  workshops.    educational  workshops  on  different  themes  during  annual  conferences  

every  year,  Upgrade  the  UMAC  Journal,  invest  in  Museums  Day,  ˄  and  activate  working  groups.  and  re-­‐invigorate  UMAC  plans  for  an  annual  excellence  award.  

 o Resolution  on  University  Collections  

! The  resolution  is  currently  on  the  UMAC  website,  as  well  as  the  AAMG  website.    ! Luisa  and  Elena  will  work  on  Spanish  and  Italian  versions,  respectively.  

! The  resolution  can  only  be  adopted  by  ICOM  at  the  Triennale.  Hugues  will  lobby  ICOM  to  present  the  resolution  at  the  2016  Triennale  in  Milan.  

o Conferences  

! Conference  2015  will  be  held  at  the  University  of  Santo  Tomas,  Manila,  from  11-­‐15  May.  Isidro  will  coordinate  the  conference.  The  topic  is  “Rethinking  University  Museums:  Bridging  Theory  and  Practice.”  

! Isidro,  in  absentia,  submitted  a  short  video  presentation  publicizing  the  conference.  

! It  was  proposed  that  ICOM  is  approached  for  a  grant  to  support  participation  of  

new  professionals  (under  age  35)  who  are  ICOM  members.  ! Conference  2016,  Milan:  Elena  will  be  a  coordinator  of  the  conference.  ! Conference  2017:  The  decision  of  where  to  host  the  conference  in  2017  was  

deferred  until  it  is  announced  where  the  AAM  and  ICOM  conferences  will  be  located.  Potential  candidates  Finland,  and  the  U.S.  

! Potential  candidates  for  2019  are  in  Abu  Dhabi  and  Tokyo.  

 • New  Business  

o Cooperative  Efforts  with  AAMG  

! Barbara,  who  is  also  on  the  Board  of  AAMG,  introduced  the  idea  of  coordinating  efforts  with  AAMG  for  future  workshops  and  conferences.  

! AAMG  will  be  asked  to  approve  the  UMAC  resolution  on  university  museum  collections.  

o Discussion  ensued  about  exchanges  of  young  professionals  between  AAMG  and  UMAC-­‐

affiliated  museums  that  would  be  project-­‐based  with  small  scholarships  for  expenses,  but  not  necessarily  a  direct  exchange.  Barbara  will  take  this  proposal  forward  to  the  Board  of  AAMG,  and  ask  that  the  concept  be  introduced  at  AAMG’s  annual  business  

meeting  in  April  in  Atlanta.  o Other  Affiliated  Conferences  

! University  museum-­‐related  conferences  will  be  held  in  Genoa  (November),  

Madrid  (December),  Cuba  (March),  Melbourne  (May)  and  Athens-­‐Universeum  (June).  UMAC  will  send  video  greetings  to  be  played  at  these  conferences.  Luisa  may  attend  the  conference  in  Cuba  and  Barbara  may  attend  the  conference  in  

Melbourne.  ! The  Universeum  conference  in  Hamburg  was  a  success  because  of  improving  

organization  and  research  from  new  contributors  and  a  younger  network.  

o Website  ! Of  concern  was  the  website,  which  has  seen  a  decrease  of  75%  from  last  year,  

with  only  about  4,700  hits.  Discussion  questioned  why,  whether  it  is  boring  and  

outdated,  and  not  up-­‐to-­‐date.    

! The  job  of  the  webmaster  was  also  brought  up;  Elena  suggested  CMS  as  a  possible  web  content  program.    

! It  was  suggested  job  postings,  traveling  exhibitions,  experts,  and  other  services  be  compiled,  vetted,  and  included  on  the  website.  

! It  was  agreed  that  it  is  the  website  and  journal  should  be  moved  to  an  

independent  host,  but  managed  by  UMAC.  Hugues  will  request  if  it  is  possible  for  the  website  and  journal  be  hosted  by  ICOM,  but  then  we  will  need  to  work  on  it.    

o Board  of  Directors,  Working  Groups,  Committees  ! Discussion  was  held  about  attracting  new  and  younger  Board  members.  UMAC  

members,  while  at  conferences,  are  enthusiastic,  but  ways  in  which  to  keep  

members  active  and  engaged  must  be  considered.  Board  members  were  asked  to  come  up  with  names  of  two  potential  new  Board  members.    

! It  was  questioned  if  there  are  documents  on  Board  responsibilities  for  the  

various  working  groups.  This  led  to  discussion  of  working  groups  vs.  committees.  Natalie  stated  that  working  groups  need  to  meet  every  year,  and  Lyndel  proposed  that  changes  are  needed.  Natalie  proposed  an  award  

consisting  of  a  small  grant  for  exhibition  or  conservation  for  a  “Treasure,”  an  object  of  excellence,  to  be  featured  on  the  website.  

! It  was  agreed  that  Publications  and  the  Newsletter  will  constitute  committees,  

headed  by  Natalie  and  Lyndel,  respectively.  ! Seven  working  groups  were  proposed  as  follows.  Chairs  of  the  working  groups,  

as  noted,  are  to  send  of  statement  of  purpose  by  November  15  for  dissemination  in  a  special  edition  newsletter.  

• Memberships  and  Advocacy  (Hugues)  

• Workshops  and  Conferences  (Graciela)  • Exchange  Program  (Barbara)  • Best  Practices  (Barbara  and  Lyndel)  

• Digital  Technology  (Elena)  • Database  (Cornelia)  • Treasures  and  Awards  (Panu)  

o ICOM  Special  Projects  ! Graciela  reminded  the  Board  of  ICOM  Special  Projects  grants,  which  give  partial  

funding  for  projects,  including  those  for  two  or  more  ICOM  committees  working  

together.  ! It  was  suggested  that  this  might  be  appropriate  for  the  proposed  UMAC-­‐AAMG  

exchange  program,  although  funds  are  not  awarded  for  travel  expenses.  

! Another  consideration  is  for  a  bibliography,  as  proposed  in  Rio.  ! All  Board  members  were  asked  to  think  of  potential  projects.  

 

o History  of  UMAC  ! Panu  has  been  working  on  a  history  of  UMAC,  which  has  been  reviewed  by  

Peter  Stanbury.  Lyndel  agreed  to  read  it  for  English-­‐language  editing.    

The  meeting  was  adjourned  at  4:00  p.m.,  with  the  stipulation  that  the  Board  would  meet  informally  at  

lunch  on  Monday,  October  13.    Recorded  by  Barbara  Rothermel  on  behalf  of  Graciela  Weisinger,  Secretariat  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADDENDUM  I:  ANNUAL  REPORT  2013-­‐14  

           

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (UMAC) REPORT 2013-2014

Period: from the annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro (08/13) to the annual meeting in Alexandria (10/14)

After the elections in Rio the composition of the board is the following

Chair Hugues Dreyssé, University of Strasbourg, France (chair@umac.icom.museum) Vice-Chairs Panu Nykänen, Helsinki, Finland (Panu.Nykanen@technologyacademy.fi)  Elena Corradini, University of Modena , Italy (elena.corradini@unimore.it) Treasurer Catherine Giltrap, Dublin, Ireland  (catherinegiltrap@gmail.com) Secretary: Graciela Weisinger, Buenos Aires, Argentina (gweisinger@gmail.com) Newsletter Editor Lyndel King, University of Minnesota, USA (kingx001@umn.edu)

Members Christine Khor, National University of Singapore (ckhor@nus.edu.sg) Luisa Fernanda Rico Mansard, UNAM, Mexico (lfrico@universum.unam.mx) Barbara Rothermel, Lynchburg, USA (rothermel@lynchburg.edu) Isidro Abano, Manilla, Philippines (sidro1257@yahoo.com.ph)

Chairs of Working Groups Nathalie Nyst, Free University of Brussels, Belgium (nnyst@ulb.ac.be) Andrew Simpson, Macquarie University, Australia (asimpson@els.mq.edu.au) Cornelia Weber, Humboldt University, Germany (weber@mathematik.hu-berlin.de) Ing-Marie Munktell, University of Uppsala, Sweden (ing-marie.munktell@uadm.uu.se) Peter Stanbury, Australian Assoc. of Anaesthetists, Australia (pstanbury@gmail.com) A. General report 2013-14 by the Chair with the help of the Board 1. Mailing list Extension of the “umac.newsletter” mailing list to 888 subscribers (18/09/14). An important work has been done to continue to “clean” our mailing list since many addresses were no more valid. 2. UMAC-ML Started in 2009 the moderated list UMAC-ML (umac-ml@unistra.fr) is organized by Sébastian Soubiran. The mailing list, hosted and managed by the University of Strasbourg, enables the international community of university museums and collections to exchange information and to get in touch with colleagues worldwide. This mailing list has slightly increased this year to 306 subscribers (as 05/09/14). 3. Website Number of visits: 4763 over the last 12 months (9/08/14) 4. Newsletter Publication of one newsletters in January 2014, and another under preparation edited by Lyndel King. See: http://publicus.culture.hu-berlin.de/umac/newsletters 5. Proceedings Publication of University Museums and Collections Journal 6, 2013 with 10 entries (from the proceedings of the 2012 Singapore conference. See http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/umacj

6. Conferences - General UMAC Conference: During the triannual ICOM conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v57da8r9ec17eme/WfIi8efTVu Chair J. Lira (São Paolo) The conference was attended by about 65 delegates from 20 countries from the five continents and particularly from South America. Selected papers will be published (2014).

- Future general UMAC Conferences:

• 2014: Alexandria (Egypt) with the CECA-ICOM, 9-14/10/14 http://www.alexandria-2014.org

• 2015: Manila (Philippines) 11-15 may, 2015 • 2016 in Milano during the triannual ICOM conference

7. Publicity and Presentation by Board Members - Contribution from H. Dreyssé to the annual meeting of the UMIS (University Museums in Scotland) 31/10-1/11 2013 in St Andrew (Scotland) - N. Nyst, C. Weber and H. Dreysse in Modena in 6-7/12 2013 for an international workshop on “Learning at museums” organized by E. Coradini - C. Weber, N. Nyst, A. Simpson, E. Coradini and H. Dreysse in Ghent, 18-20/11 2013 for an international colloquium on “Positioning Academic Heritage. Challenges for Universities, museums and society in the 21st century.” - Contribution of H. Dreysse to the “2es Rencontres de l’Observatoire de l’OCIM », 26-26/11 2013 in Dijon - Invitation to H. Dreysse for the workshop on « Museum and territory » in Bologna (Italie) 2nd april 2014 - Participation of H. Dreysse to the board meeting and to the sessions of the annual meeting of the AAMG (Association of Academic Museums and Galleries), Seattle (USA), 16-17 may 2014 -Invitation to H. Dreysse to participate to the annual conférence of the AAMD (Association of Art Museums Directors) in Dallas, 31/5-3/6 2014 in Dallas (USA) - Invitation to H. Dreysse for a round table during the annual conférence of the International Committee of ICOM ICOFOM, 05/06 2014 in Paris - Invitation to H. Dreysse to present the activities of UMAC during the annual ICOM-France AGM in Nice, 20/06 2014. 8. Membership 263 voting members (individual and institutional) from 52 countries on September 15, 2014 (2012/2013: 230/46, 2011/12: 210/46, 2010/11: 208/41, 2009/10: 195/40 - 2008/09: 186/42 Argentina (7), Armenia (1), Australia (9), Austria (6), Belarus (1), Belgium (6), Brazil (11), Bulgaria (0), Canada (2), Chile (2), China (1), Colombia (4), Congo (0), Costa Rica (1), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (5), El Salvador (1), Estonia (4), Finland (12), France (25), Germany (12), Greece (0), Guatemala (1), Iran (1), India (0), Ireland (2), Israel (3), Italy (6), Jamaica (1), Japan (5), Korea (2), Latvia (1), Lithuania (0), Madagascar (2), Mexico (9), Netherlands (9), New Zealand (1), Norway (6), Pakistan (1), Peru (1), Philippines (7), Poland (4), Portugal (5), Russia (7), Serbia (1), Singapore (1), South Africa (2), Spain (7), Sweden (3), Switzerland (1), Taiwan (3), Thailand (1), Turkey (0), Ukraine (3), United Kingdom (12), United States of America (42), Venezuela (1), Zimbabwe (1) B. Report 2011-2012 by the Treasurer: Catherine Giltrap This year a large part of the fees for the annual conference will transit in the UMAC bank account. This amount of money will be totally spent for the conference. For sake of simplicity we report here the balance of the account, without the money coming from the conference fees.

Balance of account on 01/07/2014 was : 17 921 euros C. Report of the Working Groups Activities UMAC has four working groups (Directories, Advocacy, Publications, Strategic Planning) and a Research Development Group. 1. Directories Working Group Function/Aim: Cornelia Weber Function/Aim: To collect information on other existing directories, catalogues and inventories; to accumulate basic information on university museums in all countries and present the results on the UMAC website. Report: An important effort has been made to check the data and the information. The data in Germany have been updated. Similar work has been done for Italy and the data will be implemented soon. The UMAC database presently has 3,056 (3134 in 2013, 3.069 in 2012, 2,584 in 2011) records encompassing museums and collections from 67 (+4) countries or territories: Africa 12, America 646, Asia 319, Australasia 331, Europe 1748 (see: http://publicus.culture.hu-berlin.de/collections/). 2. Advocacy Working Group: H. Dreyssé Function/Aim: This group works towards increasing the profile of university museums and collections in academic and political spheres Aims 2014-15 Continue to increase the number of active UMAC members and participate or initiate networking activities to promote university collections and museums. Further, initiatives should be undertaken aimed at establishing national or international networks of universities. Report 2013-14 The main activities have been to ensure a large diffusion of the various conferences or workshops on university museums. For instance our website is reporting an increasing number of activities as conferences or workshops around the university museums all over the world. More interesting, we are directly contacted to post these announcements. A very important action was the adoption of the a resolution on the university museums http://publicus.culture.hu-­‐berlin.de/umac/pdf/UMAC%20Resolution%20on%20protection%20of%20University%20collections%20fi

nal%20version.pdf   We are pleased to see that network at a national or regional network are developing. For instance Flavio Häner from Basel has initiated a university museums in Switzerland and two general meetings have been held. - Under the direction of Elena Corradini, and the formal support of UMAC, a group of 12 Italian university museums got an important grant on "Computer technologies for the networking and the valorization of scientific cultural heritage: the role of the network of University Museums " by their Ministry. - UMAC has supported the 5th meeting of the university museums of the Mercosur in Santa Fe (Argentine) 23-24/10/2014.

- New relations have been created between UMAC and various networks: UMIS (Scotland), AAMG (in USA), AAMG (USA), UNIVERSEUM (Europe) …. 3. Publications Working Group: N. Nyst Function/Aim: This group was established in 2003. It co-ordinates the edition of publications in electronic and print form deemed to be in the interest of UMAC and the university museum's community. It is responsible for supervising the selection, editing and printing of the double blind refereed Conference Proceedings. Chair: Nathalie Nyst, Belgium (nnyst@ulb.ac.be) Members: Catherine Giltrap (Ireland), Regina Hammond (Australia), Lyndel King (USA), Ing-Marie Munktell (Sweden), Andrew Simpson (Australia), Peter Stanbury (Australia), Cornelia Weber (Germany) Report 2013-2014 - Publication of University Museums and Collections Journal 6, 2014, with 10 entries see: http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/browsing/umacj/ - Publication of University Museums and Collections Journal 7, 2014-2015 [in process] Aims 2014-2015 To produce:(Rio’s Proceedings), including main papers from the International Colloquium Positioning Academic Heritage. Challenges for Universities, museums and society in the 21st century held in Ghent (Belgium) from 18th to 20th of November To prepare: the eight issue (Alexandria’ Proceedings). The 1st issue of the new thematic collection decided in Lisbon. The Work of the Committee: The Publications Committee has a heavy responsibility but much interesting work. It communicates with the Host Committee to review abstracts of proposed papers; assists the UMAC Board and the host Committee to decide upon the topic of the annual conference and edits those papers that are considered suitable for publication. It also assists in decisions about whether a paper is suitable for publication and is on hand for assistance if required for the final stage of preparing the on-line publication. With strict time lines in place there is sometimes much work to undertake in a short time; at other periods the Committee is less busy. The Committee would like to invite UMAC members to join the publications work force - it is important, fascinating work and looks good on a curriculum vitae. Please contact Nathalie Nyst at the conference in Alexandria or by e-mail. The future of UMAC Journal: In Alexandria should be taken decisions on the future of UMAC Journal (where will it be hosted? Who will manage the practical aspects of the online edition?). 4. Strategic Planning Working Function/Aim: To develop a strategic plan for UMAC Due to the retirement of the chairman, Peter Tirrell, the effort has been stopped. However in Rio was emphasized the need to get a strategic plan. Ing-Marie Munktella agreed to présent in Alexandria a first draft of the stategic plan. 5. Research Development Group: A. Simpson Function/Aims: To maintain a network of information exchange for researchers/students concentrating on issues related to university museums and collections. The network will promote an active, two-way exchange between university museum and collections research community and UMAC members, offering reciprocal advice and insight. Chair: Andrew Simpson (andrew.simpson@mq.edu.au) For various reasons the activity of this working group has been limited this year. However our Mexican colleagues under the supervision of Luisa Fernanda Rico Mansard has produced an

impressive bibliography in Spanish which can be found in http://publicus.culture.hu-­‐berlin.de/umac/pdf/Bibliografi%CC%81a%20Museos%20Universitarios.pdf  

ADDENDUM  II

 

 

ADDENDUM  III  

Strategic  plan  UMAC  2014-­‐2016  (key  dates  to  be  established  for  2015  and  2016)  

Vision:  Equal  professionalism,  opportunity,  titles  and  salaries  in  both  University  and  National  museums.  U-­‐museums  play  key  roles  in  education  and  democratization.  

Mission:  Supporting,  informing  and  linking  the  museums  of  tertiary  institutions.  Protecting  and  promoting  our  shared  cultural  heritage.  Working    for  the  development  of  societies.  

Core  Values:  Engagement,  education,  democracy,  environmental  sustainability,  non  discrimination,  anti  

corruption.  

Strategic  Areas  of  Focus:  Preservation,  conservation  and  presentation  of  scientific  and  cultural  heritage  (tangible,  intangible  and  digital).  

Strategic  goals:  Increase  members,  membership  value,  develop  and  share  expertise.  

Action  plans:  Establish  Standards  of  Excellence  (based  on  ICOM  Code  of  Ethics  for  museums)  through  lessons  and  workshops,  educational  workshops  on  different  themes  during  annual  conferences  every  

year,  upgrade  the  UMAC  Journal,  invest  in  Museums  Day,  activate  working  groups  and  re-­‐invigorate  UMAC  plans  for  an  annual  excellence  award.  

(Fix  dates  and  names  tied  to  responsibility  must  be  decided  by  the  Board)  

Munktell/Stanbury  

September  2014  

 

 

ADDENDUM  IV      UMAC Resolution Be it resolved by UMAC, the University Museums And Collections Committee of ICOM (International Council of Museums) on this 14th day of August, 2013, in the ICOM triennial meeting in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, that whereas:

1. Collections held by universities internationally are an important part of university and world heritage.

2. These collections are irreplaceable and must not be dealt with purely as fungible, financial assets of the university that can be disposed of to meet financial needs.

Therefore: 3. These collections must be valued for the role they can play in preserving the history of

universities and for the role they can play in current teaching and research at universities, as well as for educating the public.

4. If a collection must be disposed of for any reason, it must be done in keeping with the professional standards of museums and the disciplines concerned. Any disposal of collection by a university must be done in consultation with, and on the advisement of, those experts who are responsible for the collection.

5. It is the responsibility of a university to provide appropriate protection for collections that they hold in trust for their students and faculty and the world community, now and in the future.

a) This resolution is in support of and in accordance with ICOM?s Code of Ethics for Museums, Code of Professional Ethics, adopted unanimously by the 15th General Assembly of ICOM in Buenos Aires (Argentine) on 4 November 1986 and amended by the 20th General Assembly in Barcelona (Spain) on 6 July 2001, retitled Code of Ethics for Museums, and revised by the 21st General Assembly in Seoul (Republic of Korea) on 8 October 2004. This resolution refers to the section on Removing Collections 2.12-2.17 b) This resolution is in support of and in accordance with the Council Of Europe Committee Of Ministers, Recommendation Rec (2005)13 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the governance and management of university heritage (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 7 December 2005 at the 950th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies) particularly sections 7 and 8 that encourage public authorities and higher education institutions to make full use of existing laws and of external and internal regulations for the protection and preservation of the heritage of universities and to adopt adequate provisions to protect their heritage where such do not already exist and section 18 that encourages institutions to provide and maintain suitable physical accommodation for their heritage and to provide balanced and reasonable funding for its protection and enhancement. c) This resolution is in support of and in accordance with the American Alliance of Museums Code of Ethics for Museums, adopted by its Board of Trustees on November 12, 1993 and the Association of Art Museum Directors Professional Practices in Art Museums, 2001.