Baltijas Muzeoloģijas veicināšanas biedrība
Rīga, Latvia
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Baltijas Muzeoloģijas veicināšanas biedrība is a non-profit association based in Rīga, Latvia working on heritage, arts & culture, education.
Baltijas Muzeoloģijas veicināšanas biedrība (BMVB, also known in English as the Promotional Society of Museology in the Baltics) is an independent non-profit association based in Riga, Latvia. It promotes museology and museum practice in the Baltic states, mainly by supporting museum professionals. Its main activities include the Baltic Museology School, an annual international training programme run with partners in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia; the Vitamīni mazajiem project, which offers consultancy to small museums and heritage sites in Latvian regions; and the Muzeoloģijas bibliotēka book series, which publishes museology texts and translations in Latvian. The society also organises seminars, conferences and educational initiatives for museum educators, and publishes articles and analyses on museum theory and practice.
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Baltijas Muzeoloģijas skola (Baltic Museology School)
Heritage · Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
Annual week-long international continuing education programme for museum professionals from the Baltic states, with lectures, seminars and practical sessions led by international museum theorists and practitioners. Held since 2004 in a different Baltic country each year.
Vitamīni mazajiem (Vitamins for small museums)
Heritage · Latvia
Consultancy and support project for small museums and heritage sites in Latvian regions, covering collection management, documentation, exhibitions and development needs.
Muzeoloģijas bibliotēka (Museology Library)
Heritage
Book series publishing museology texts, translations and memoirs for Latvian museum professionals and students.
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Latvijas Republikas Kultūras ministrija, Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija, Latvijas Nacionālais vēstures muzejs, Valsts Kultūrkapitāla fonds, Daugavpils Marka Rotko mākslas centrs, Starptautiskās Muzeju padomes Latvijas Nacionālā komiteja
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