press kit - The International Council of Museums

Bhutan
The Museum of Monarchy and the Tower of Trongsa
International Museum Day (18 May, 2011)
Conference, educational programme, participation in the event
The Museum of Monarchy is a young institution established in the year 2008 and consisting of 14 staff and 11
galleries. Attending the International Museum Day conference would enhance the knowledge of the staff and
museum functioning. Such international activity will be very useful for a small art museum in a less developed
country such as Bhutan. The museum staff has never participated to such an event and it would be quite
interesting and knowledge-focused to attend it.
Contact: Dorji Namgyel
Phone: 00975 3521220
Fax: 00975 3 521501
E-mail: dorjinamgyel@gmail.com
Address: PO box 155 Ta-dzong – 975 Trongsa, Bhutan
Website: www.toweroftrongsa.gov.bt
Indonesia
Museum Geologi
Olympics for Earth Sciences and Geography (around 18 May, 2011)
Educational programme.
This programme is a kind of competition on earth sciences and geography involving high-school students. As a
geology museum, we want to increase students' knowledge of earth sciences and geography, and help them
gain a broader understanding of museums. Olympics for Earth Sciences and Geography are a national
competition in Indonesia, and this year is the second time it will be held. May is also our museum's
anniversary. On 16 May, 2011, Museum Geologi will celebrate its 82nd anniversary.
Contact: Mrs. Julianty Martadiradja
Telephone: +628122185288
E-mail: m.julianty@gmail.com
Address: J. Diponegoro No. 57, 40122 Bandung, Indonesia.
Website: http://museum.bgl.esdm.go.id
Iran
Malek National Library and Museum
Commemoration of International Museum Day (8am – 12am and 3pm - 6pm)
Free entry, conference, visit
Free visits of the museum will be given to schools for a week. It will be free only on 18 May for tourists and
other visitors. A conference will be held this day on the theme Museum and Memory. Visits of memory sites
will be organised for children who take part in the museum’s pedagogical and cultural animation workshops.
Contact: Dr. Esmat Momeni
Phone: 0098-21-66756775
Fax: 0098-21-66705974
E-mail: esmatmomeni@yahoo.com; info@malekmuseum.org
Address: Melal-e Mottahed Street, Bagh-e Melli, Imam Khomeini Avenue - 11155/547 Tehran, Iraq
Website: http://www.kamalalmolk.info/
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