Books
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D. Houtgraaf, V. Vitali and P. Gale, 2008 Mastering a Museum Plan: Strategies for Exhibit Development Naturalis, The National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2008 |
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V. Vitali, 2006 Conversations Los Angeles Leiden: Museums and Interpretation Exhibition Catalogue, Leiden, The Netherlands, April 2006 – January 2007. Los Angeles, Natural History Museum of Los Angles County, 2006 |
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V. Vitali, 2006 See|Hear : Museums and Imagination Los Angeles, Natural History Museum of Los Angles County, 2006 |
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V. Vitali (Ed.), 1997 La Conservation de Sauvetage au Musée de Carthage: Manuel de conservation des artefacts Tunis: Institut National du Patrimoine. (French, updated version of the 1993 publication) |
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V. Vitali (Ed.), 1993 Salvage Conservation at the Museum of Carthage: A Manual Tunis: Institut National du Patrimoine. |
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V. Vitali, 1986 INSIGHTS - Science Looks at Art Urbana-Champaign: Krannert Art Museum. 15 November - 21 December 1986 Exhibition catalogue. |
Selected Articles
- V. Vitali
- 2021
- Recovering and Reimagining Canada's Museums after Covid
iPolitics, 18 May 2021. https://ipolitics.ca/2021/05/18/recovering-and-reimagining-canadas-museums-after-covid/
- Muse Summer / Été 2021
- 2021
- CMA 2021, National Conference in Review
CMA 2021, National Conference in Review / Bilan du Congrès national 2021 de l'AMC, p. 4-5.
- Muse Spring / Printemps 2021
- 2021
- Moving Forward - Museums and social actionAller de l'avant - Les musées et l'action social
p 4-6.
- Muse Winter / Hiver 2021
- 2021
- What is a national museum policy and why this moment to address it? / En quoi consiste une politique nationale des musées? Pourquoi moderniser la nôtre maintenant?
p. 4-6.
- Muse Fall / Automne 2021
- 2021
- Facing multiple crises all at once / Contre vents et marées
p. 4-5.
- V. Vitali
- 2020
- 2020-2021 Muse - Canadian Museum Publication
Column Museums Matters/Les musées, forces vives
- Muse Summer / Été 2020
- 2020
- Beyond now, looking wider and further / Regardons plus loin et élargissons notre perspective
p. 4-7.
- Muse Spring / Printemps 2020
- 2020
- Evolving our conferences to face the future / Des congrès en pleine évolution pour se tourner vers l'avenir
p. 4-7.
- Muse January/February - Janvier/Février 2020
- 2020
- Intelligent museums, intelligent society / Des musées intelligents, une société intelligente
p. 4-8.
- Muse November/December - Novembre/Décembre 2020
- 2019
- ICOM Kyoto, 2019
p. 4-7
- V. Vitali
- 2017
- Towards a Contextual View of Art
Proceedings of the 34 th World Congress of Art History, Peking University and CAFA, Beijing, People's Republic of China, September 15 -20, 2016.
- V. Vitali
- 2016
- A Museum is a Museum is a Museum is a Museum: Museums and Networks.
In (S. Holo and M. Alvarez, Eds) Remix: Changing Conversations in Museums of the Americas. University of California Press, Los Angeles, USA, pp. 100-104.
- V. Vitali
- 2016
- On Being Mentored by Jean-Claude Gardin
Les Nouvelles de l'archeologie, no. 144. Editions de la maison des sciences de l'homme, Paris, France, pp 24-26.
- V. Vitali
- 2013
- Water: East, West - Then Now
Proceedings of the International Water Conference, Sedona Edge Forum, Sias International University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China, May 23-25, 2013.
- V. Vitali
- 2009
- Grappling with Limits: Museums and Social Inclusion
In (S. Holo and M. Alvarez, Eds) Beyond the Turnstile: Making the Case for Museum and Sustainable Values.
AltaMira Press, New York, USA, 2009, pp 72-76.
- V. Vitali
- 2007
- On Being a University Museum: Experimentation, Imagination, Interpretation
Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium of University Museums – UMAC/ICOM. Mexico City, September 25 - October 2, 2006.
- V. Vitali
- 2003
- Of Bait and Fishes: Museums and Cultures
In (H. Breining and S. Fuchs, Eds) Cultures of Economy – Economy of Cultures. Proceedings of the Symposium, Bayerische Amerika Akademie Munich, Germany, 2002
- V. Vitali
- 2001
- From Museums to Menus (and Back?): Museology and the Processes of Social and Economic Change
In (Hildegard K. Vieregg, Ed.) Museology, Social and Economic Development.
Proceedings of the Symposium, ICOM 20th General Assembly, Barcelona, Spain, 2001. ICOFOM Study Series ISS33a, 115-118.
- V. Vitali, Peter Gale and Ursula M. Franklin
- 2001
- Conservation of the Punic Collection at the Museum of Carthage
Part III – Transfer of Museological Technologies: Establishment of a Conservation-centred Didactic Gallery.
Journal of the Canadian Association for Conservation, 25, 37-41.
- V. Vitali and E. Secord
- 2001
- Innovation Despite Constraints: Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum
Muse, 19, #1, 37- 42.
- V. Vitali and U.M. Franklin
- 2000
- Conservation of the Punic Collection at the Museum of Carthage
Part II – Transfer of Conservation Technology: Establishment of a Salvage Conservation Laboratory.
Journal of the Canadian Association for Conservation, 24, 37-41.
- V. Vitali
- 2000
- Data Analysis of Trace-Element Patterns of North American Native Copper Sources
In (G. Rapp Jr., J.D. Allert, V. Vitali and Z. Jing) Determining Geological Sources of Artifact Copper: Source Characterization Using Trace Element Patterns
Lanham: University Press of America. 51-78.
- V. Vitali
- 1999
- Culture Then, Culture Now: The real business of managing heritage
A key note address. Proceedings of the 5th International symposium of World Heritage Cities. Santiago de Compostela, October 20-24, 1999.
- V. Vitali
- 1999
- Culture vs. Cultural Products: Towards a Definition of the Canadian Political Culture
Report to the Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa and the “Trends in Canadian Society” Project.
- V. Vitali and U.M. Franklin
- 1999
- Conservation of the Punic Collection at the Museum of Carthage
Part I – Mapping the Collection: Methodology, Classification and Assessment.
Journal of the Canadian Association for Conservation, 24, 29-41.
Selected Presentations
- 2021
- “" Contextualisation :D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ? "”
- Quatrième axes scientifiques -Le musée comme laboratoire professionnel : dynamique, inventivité et carrières - Culture et Musées, Journées d'études, 19-20 Septembre, 2021, Avignon, France
- 2021
- “Moving Forward”
- Moving Forward/Aller de l'Avant Canadian Museums Association National Virtual Conference Introductory presentation May 10-13.
- 2020
- “Museums Together”
- virtual Round-Table, April 16. Round table moderator and summary presenter
- 2019
- “Reimagining the Museum/El Museo Reimaginado”
- Oaxaca, Mexico, 20-22 November
- 2016
- “For an Ecological View of Art and Artifacts and Their Utility and Appreciation”
- CIHA 2016 Workshop, China Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, September 12-14.
- 2015
- “A Personal Overview of the Canadian Museum Landscape”
- The Second Triennial Oaxaca Museum "Encuentro": ReMapping/ReCalculating/ReAligning Museums Today for Tomorrow, Oaxaca, Mexico, March 2015.
- 2013
- “Patriarchy vs. Feminism: An Unsettled Balance”
- Keynote address, 7th Annual Women's Symposium, Sias International University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China, May 2013
- 2013
- “Masterplanning Museums”
- Museums Studies Institute, Claremont Graduate University, Los Angeles, California, USA, November 2013.
- 2013
- “Nodality: Innovation, Museums and Networks”
- Getty Leadership Institute and the Museums studies Institutes, Claremont Graduate University, Los Angeles, California, USA, November 2013.
- 2012
- “Multi Nodal, Multi Disciplinary but Local: A future for the integrated museum.”
- International Museum Institute ReMix Conference, Encuentro Oaxaca, Mexico. May 2012.
- 2010
- “Making the Case for Museums and Sustainable Development”
- Panel discussion with Selma Holo, Faya Causey, Maite Alvarez and Leonard Kristahtalka American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, USA, May 2010.
- 2009
- “Auckland Museum: Becoming a Civic Player”
- Auckland Club and Rotary Club of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, May 2009.
- 2009
- “Exhibit Resonance and Visitor Experience: Explore the Link!”
- Panel discussion with Jane Kalagher and Jay Rounds, California Association of Museums Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, February 2009
- 2008
- “Turning the Tide in the city of Sails”
- ICOM-INTERCOM Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, November 2008.
- 2008
- “Limits of Inclusion”
- First International Inclusive Museum Conference, Leiden, The Netherlands, June 2008.
- 2007
- “See|Hear: Cross Disciplinary Approaches to Exhibiting Collections”
- Presentation and Panel discussion.
California Association of Museums Conference, Sacramento, California, USA, February 2007.
- 2006
- “Experimentation, Imagination, Interpretation”
- 6th International Symposium of University Museums – UMAC/ICOM. Mexico City, Mexico, September, 2006.
- 2006
- “Immersive Exhibitions at the Natural History Museum of LAC”
- UCLA Experimental Technologies Center
Center for Research Engineering, Media and Performance Lecture series 2005-2006, Los Angeles, California, USA, February, 2006.
- 2006
- “Designing Exhibitions that Inspire”
- Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, California, USA, March 2006
- 2006
- “Re-imagining exhibitions at the Natural History Museum LAC”
- California Association of Museums Conference, Monterey, California, USA, February, 2006.
- 2006
- “Who Owns the Past in the Future”
- Panel Discussion, International Museum Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, May 2006.
- 2006
- “Innovative Directions/Shifting paradigms: When the Bold Meet the Board, What Happens?”
- Panel Discussion, Museum Educators of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, September 2006.
- 2005
- “Designing a New Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County”
- Annual Workshop, School of Architecture, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, April 2005.
- 2004
- “Master Planning for the New Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County”
- Annual Workshop, School of Architecture, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, May 2004.
- 2002
- “The Buying of Culture”
- Cultures of Economy – Economy of Cultures Conference Bayerische Amerika Akademie Munich, Germany, May 2002.
- 2001
- “Master Planning a Museum for a Multicultural City”
- Museum 2000 – Confirmation or Challenge Stockholm, Sweden, June 2001.
- 2001
- “Local Museums for the Global World”
- Master planning Museums at the Beginning of the New Millenium
Museum of Natural History of the Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, USA, September 2001.
- 1999
- “Culture then, Culture now: the real business of managing heritage”
- Keynote presentation at the 5th International Symposium of the Organization of World Heritage Cities. Innovation in Management of World Heritage Cities: Innovative Strategies which Acknowledge and Sustain the Economic Value of Cultural Heritage. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. May, 1999.
- 1999
- “Excavating a Museum: assessment and study of museum collections”
- Department of Technical Mineralogy, University of Freiberg, Germany. October, 1999.