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Embracing Changes – International Webinar

We are glad to share the final programme of Embracing Changes, the 1st International Webinar of the Global Network hosted by the National Water Museum of China in cooperation with the UNESCO Beijing Office.  This webinar follows on from the cancellation of the 4th International Conference of the Global Network which originally had to be held in Hangzhou in […]

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Newsletter December 2020
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Communication Campaign The Water We Want

UNESCO’s communication campaign “The Water We Want” on Vimeo. See the video with Chinese subtitles used for the campaign in China.

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Launching the communication campaign The Water We Want

In the past few weeks the UNESCO Beijing Office and the Global Network of Water Museums launched the communication campaign The Water We Want, inspired by the works submitted to the youth contest and featured in the online exhibition of the same name. The campaign is dedicated to raising water awareness among young people and reaching new […]

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New promotional video for the 1st Youth Contest The Water We Want

We are delighted to announce that a video dedicated to the 1st Youth Contest The Water We Want, supported by the Netherlands IHP-HWRP Committee, was launched during the Symposium on Capacity Development organized by IHE Delft. The video, which delivers core messages submitted by schools and young ambassadors from all over the world during the difficult times of […]

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E-launch and webinar for the digital exhibition The Water We Want June 18th

We are pleased to announce that the digital exhibition of the 1styouth contest The Water We Want, which features 102 entries among drawings, videos and photos submitted by schools from all the world, will be launched during a webinar on June 18th.The webinar starting at 10 am CET (Paris, Rome, Amsterdam) will discuss the messages elaborated by students to narrate our rich […]

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Video premiere: “The Water We Want”

We are delighted to announce that a Video dedicated to the 1st Youth Contest “The Water We Want”, supported by the Netherlands IHP-HWRP Committee, was launched during the the Symposium on Capacity Development organized by IHE Delft. Video The video, which delivers core messages submitted by schools and young ambassadors from all over the world during the difficult times […]

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The Water We Want – Winners Announcement

In October 2019, the Global Network of Water Museums launched The Water We Want, its first Youth Prize Contest calling to action young students between the age of 6 and 18 to share their perspective on water heritage and climate change through drawings, photos and videos. Students, teachers and water museums from all over the world participated […]

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WAMU-HUT: fundraising against COVID-19

Due to the recent spread of Coronavirus on a global scale, in these tragic moments, the weakest are more vulnerable than ever. For this reason, we created a new dedicated Solidarity Fund “WAMU-Hut” (Help us to Help water museums) aimed at supporting those museums which, due to pandemic, are operating in most critical conditions in […]

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Today, together with Unesco, we celebrate World Water Day!

The theme this year is Water and Climate Change. On this special day, we are glad to publish the first issue of our quarterly newsletter for 2020. We are looking to make it a regular appointment to catch up on activities, events, initiatives from our board and our members and good news from all around […]

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First International Conference on Inland Waterways, Waterscapes and Cultural Heritage

Hue (Vietnam) December 8–11 2020 The First International Conference on Inland Waterways, Waterscapes and Cultural Heritage is collaboratively organized by Hue Institute for Development Studies (Vietnam), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) and the University of Technology Sydney (Australia). Our aim is to internationalise the emergent field of Waterways Studies and to give researchers from […]

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Water We Want

Back in October, the Global Network of Water Museums launched its first Youth Prize Competition ‘The Water We Want’ calling young audiences to develop photos and videos on the theme of water and climate change. Here’s a beautiful poster made by one of our members, the Changjiang Civilisation Museum in Wuhan, to share the initiative. […]

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The Water We Want – Youth Prize Contest 2020

Exciting news! The Global Network of Water Museums is launching its first Youth Prize Contest running from 15th October 2019 to 15th March 2020. Young people worldwide are invited to work collaboratively with each other and with their teachers to produce a photo, drawing or short video. The work should reflect novel ideas and perspectives […]

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3rd International Conference

We are only a few days away from the annual International Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums. This year, the global meeting will be held in Valencia from 12th to 15th June. Please check the final Conference Programme here. Looking forward to seeing you all in Valencia!

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International Museum Day 2019

The Global Network of Water Museums is glad to join the worldwide celebrations for the International Museum Day organised by the International Council of Museums on 18th May. This year’s theme ‘museums as cultural hubs – the future of tradition’ resonates closely with our vision. Museums – and cultural organisations at large – are framed […]

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INVITATION – Out of Ice, an environmental project by Elizabeth Ogilvie

The Global Network of Water Museums and the University of Venice Ca’ Foscari in cooperation with the Water Museum of Venice are pleased to invite you to the launch of Out of Ice, an 84-minute film by Rob Page documenting the work of the Scottish environmental artist Elizabeth Ogilvie with a particular focus on her […]

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Register now! The 3rd Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums 12-15 June 2019

The 3rd International Conference of UNESCO’s Global Network of Water Museums will take place in Valencia, Spain, from 12th to 15th June 2019. Please download here the Conference Programme and the Travel and Accommodation Information to make your hotel booking and organize your trip. Download here your Registration Form and send it by May 7th (deadline for early registration). A post-conference tour is planned to […]

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PRESS RELEASE, World Water Day 2019 – “Leaving no one behind”

This statement – an adaptation of the central promise of Agenda 2030 for mankind – is the theme for 2019 World Water Day celebrated on March 22nd. The message of “leaving no one behind” is all the more topical this year since it is deeply rooted in Sustainable Development Goal n.6, which aims to ensure […]

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March 22nd – World Water Day: Share and promote the 1st WAMU-NET communication campaign

We are pleased to share with you the 1st communication campaign of the Global Network of Water Museums (WAMU-NET). Please follow the instructions below and download the related materials, which you can disseminate and spread on March 22nd through your mailing lists in order to promote the 1st WAMU-NET coordinated message all over the planet. […]

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International Conference on Water History and Civilization, China 2019

In order to further enhance the understanding of the relationship between water and human civilization, improve the capacity of human beings to cope with the global water crisis and promote the development of water history research and use in China, the Hubei University, China and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in collaboration with a series […]

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SAVE THE DATE : The next conference of UNESCO’s Global Network of Water Museums, Valencia. 12-15 June 2019

We are delighted to invite you to the 3rd International Conference of the UNESCO Global Network of Water Museums in Valencia, Spain, from the 12-15 June 2019. Hosted and organized by the Water Tribunal of Valencia (member of the Global Network of Water Museums) and by the University of Valencia (Office of the Vice-Principal for […]

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Water and the Arts: an invitation

Dear friends and colleagues, Today, there is a growing enthusiasm within the arts to engage with the urgent environmental challenges that surround us, and I have been pleased to contribute presentations on this subject at the past two WAMU-Net conferences. Now that the Network has been admitted into the UNESCO-IHP family, I would like to […]

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The Global Network Of Water Museums Becomes a UNESCO-IHP Initiative!

The Intergovernmental Council of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Program (UNESCO-IHP) unanimously voted a Resolution endorsing a worldwide network of water museums at its 23rd Session in the Paris, 15th of June 2018. The Resolution XXIII-6 was officially submitted to the IHP Council by the Netherlands and formally supported by Canada, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, Switzerland, Iran, […]

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2nd International Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums

Following the 1st International Conference held in Venice (May 2017), and the endorsement of UNESCO-IHP Bureau (55th Session, June 2017), the 2nd International Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums this year takes place in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, from 14 to 18 May . The Agenda of the 2nd Conference foresees: • Specific projects related […]

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National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port

Historic narrow boats gather at the Museum in Ellesmere Port for Easter Each Easter owners of historic narrow boats come to the national waterways museum to renew old friendships, catch up on the news and showcase their boats to visitors. It is a time when the Museum comes alive with music, song, events and activities. […]

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Unlock the UK’s waterway heritage and experience the life and time of those who lived and worked on the canals and rivers

In the past 12 months we have taken huge steps to safeguard our historic boat collection by carefully lifting 12 boats out of the water and putting them on display for the public to see. Using new technology, the boats, and their stories have been brought back to life through video and 360 degree views […]

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Wellness in the Roman era

Even in the most remote parts and the smallest settlements of the Roman Empire, the Romans did not want to miss the amenities of their elaborate bathing culture. That’s why there was a bath building about 14 meters long and up to six meters wide, located at the site of the present-day Schlögen next to […]

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Network for Sustainable Mobility along the Danube

The EU-project will last for two and a half years and is co-funded by the Interreg-Danube Transnational Programme with an overall budget of 2.9 Million Euro. Altogether 15 organizations from 9 European countries as well as 24 associated strategic partners are participating in the project and thereby, committed themselves to the concept of sustainable mobility […]

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SOMES Water Company’s, ‘‘Leonida Truta” Water Museum

Thousands of children and students passed through the Museum based educational program and Support from the Government for WAMU-NET Resolution. SOMES Water Company’s Water Museum which is mainly ‘‘used” as the headquarters for the educational program for children and youth on issues of water sources and environment protection, has seen thousands of young visitors since […]

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The World Water Museum

The World Water Museum, at the moment, is been hosted in the European Interactive School DES premises in Varkiza, Athens, Greece. http://dimotiko.deschool.eu/en/ From the autumn of 2018 the museum will be transported to its own space in a traditional house on the island of Hydra. It will be installed as a site specific artwork on the […]

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Amy Sharrocks gives keynote speech in UK & the Netherlands

Museum of Water’s Founder gives speeches at TU Delft’s Education for Water Resilient Cities Symposium & Art.Earth’s Liquidscapes Creative Summit Amy Sharrocks, the artist behind Museum of Water, has just returned from the International Symposium for Museums and Climate Change, where she spoke on the work of Museum of Water, as featured in Reuters News. […]

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Museum of Water research trips to USA & Canada

With support from an Artist International Development Fund, Amy Sharrocks will conduct research trips in Salt Lake City, Vancouver & Toronto Following an Artist International Development Fund award from Arts Council England and British Council, this summer Amy Sharrocks will conduct research trips to Salt Lake City, Vancouver and Toronto. In Salt Lake City Amy […]

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Museum of water in western Australia

15,000 people visit Museum of Water at Fremantle Arts Centre After 2 years of travelling and collecting donations across Western Australia, Museum of Water created our largest ever installation at Fremantle Arts Centre. Commissioned and co-produced by Perth Festival the WA collection now contains over 500 public donations, which will be accessioned into the Western […]

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