Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
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A programme hosted by the @britishmuseum and funded by @ArcadiaFund that provides grants to document critically endangered material practices.
London, England
Joined November 2018
Are you experienced in anthropological/archaeological field-based research of the global south? Do you have experience in digital asset management? Then we would love to hear from you! .We are recruiting for a Project Curator. Deadline: 2nd May (12PM GMT).
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Reminder! We are still recruiting for a Project Curator to join our EMKP team. We are ideally looking for a specialist with knowledge and experience in ethnographic documentation, and the management of digital assets. If this sounds like you, apply here:
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Are you a visual anthropologist with experience managing digital collections? We are currently recruiting for a Project Curator to join us here at EMKP. To view the job description, click 'current vacancies' here: .Deadline is 10th March 2025.
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Registration is open for Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory, running from 2-4 April 2025 at the University of London. Deadline to register for the in-person conference is 12 March 2025. For an online ticket, 26 March 2025.
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EMKP is hiring! We are recruiting for a specialist in (visual) anthropology, with ethnographic experience in material culture. With digital asset management experience, the candidate will support EMKP's Head in managing the digital collection. Apply here:
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Victor Flynn of the EMKP project led by Bruna Rocha, which documents the materiality of the Munduruku (#Brazil), has embarked on documenting through #watercolour paintings. These are some of the paintings so far, we look forward to the completed dataset!.
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Final reminder! The deadline to apply for an EMKP grant is 19th Jan, 23:59 GMT. Learn more about our grants here: If you could not submit an application this time round, the 25/26 call for applications will open at the end of this year. Stay tuned!.
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6 days left to apply for an EMKP grant!.If you are in the process of applying, we recommend submitting a day or two earlier, to allow for any technical issues that may arise. If you have any questions, email us: emkp@britishmuseum.org .Deadline: 19th Jan 2025 23:59 GMT.
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📢 Reminder! . The deadline to apply for an EMKP Documentation and/or Digitisation Grant is 11:59 GMT on Sunday 19th of Jan. To learn more about EMKP grants, check out our website: . If you have any questions, please email us at emkp@britishmuseum.org.
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Alfredo González-Ruibal's project, recently uploaded to the repository, explores a wealth of diverse assets: photographs, drawings, videos, 3D models, photogrammetry, orthogonal images, plans, and maps. Check out the latest newsletter issue to learn more:
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To celebrate a wonderful 2024, we are looking back at some of the most memorable events this year: the EMKP Training, a 3D workshop at Brighton, a lecture by master weaver Kazuko Sato, and a very special visit from members of the Oga Pysy project. Thank you all and happy 2025!
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Throwback to the 2024 EMKP Training Week! Here are images of Betty Bosi vising the Oceania collections with our colleagues Ben Burt and Polly Bence. Betty is a Project Collaborator documenting food preparation and preservation techniques of Taumako.
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The first completed project from Brazil, led by Ana Carolina Brugnera is now on the repository! The team have documented the knowledge of the Oleiras do Candel Community, who produce ceramic pots and maintain sustainable architectural techniques.
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On the 7th Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT, EMKP Panellist Geoffrey Gowlland will present for the online series 'Artistry @ Work', exploring the relations between crafting Indigenous objects and Indigenous selves, drawing Paiwan culture (Taiwan). More info:
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The final Q&A Webinar in Spanish will be taking place this Wednesday 16:00-17:00 GMT, where we will be able to answer any questions on the Documentation Grants that we offer. To attend, register your interest here:
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COMPLETED PROJECT! Laurence Douny’s project explores the wilk silk production among the Marka-Dafing people of #BurkinaFaso. This practice, primarily led by women, is a practice known as laada or tigné, meaning ‘transmitted by the ancestors.’ .Learn more:
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Reminder: The final Q&A webinar in English on the Large and Small Documentation Grants will take place today at 11:00 GMT. To register, please complete this form:
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Final webinar dates announced! If you would like to learn more about the EMKP Documentation Grants, and the application process, register your interest here:
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Issue 4 of our Newsletter is here! Featuring: EMKP team updates, a piece by Adil Iqbal on the cultural tapestry of Chitrali Shu, and the latest repository upload on the materialities of minorities in Ethiopia, led by Alfredo González Ruibal. Read here:
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The deadline to apply as Keeper of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the British Museum is December 12th. The candidate will be an academic specialist within the region(s), with museum experience, and a record of managing high-performance teams. Apply:
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