4th International Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums The 4th Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums, titled “Water Museums and Groundwater: making the invisible visible”, will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, from the 26th to the 28th of October. The conference is hosted by the Museum of Water Civilizations of Morocco […]

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The second series of lectures, webinars, and hybrid events organized by the UNESCO Chair on ‘Water, Heritage, and Sustainable Development’ and THE NEW INSTITUTE Centre for Envrironmental Humanities (NICHE) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice will be held in presence and online from 29 September to 6 December 2022. To download the entire programme click here This year’s series, titled […]

The Global Network of Water Museums is pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd Edition of The Water We Want.

The Worldwide Exhibition I Remember Water aims to explore memories of humankind’s fundamental relationships with water. The exhibition was launched on 18 May – International Museum Day – by the Global Network of Water Museums and the Living Waters Museum (India). To extend the scope of ICOM’s event, I Remember Water collects and displays on […]

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World Water Day is an annual day of observance marked by the United Nations on March 22nd to celebrate water and raise awareness of the 2 billion people living without access to safe water. The topic this year is: ‘Groundwater – Making the invisible visible’.Between 21-25 March, representatives from the Global Network of Water Museums […]

An inspiring new video dedicated to water heritage, education, and sustainable development in the Mediterranean was produced by MIO-ECSDE (the Mediterranean Information Office for the Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development) and the Global Network of Water Museums. Click HERE to watch the video. This new video is aimed at promoting awareness about traditional practices of wise water management in the […]

The Global Network of Water Museums, in collaboration with the Living Waters Museum (India), is pleased to announce the third edition of the contest The Water We Want THE CONTEST The Youth Prize Contest The Water We Want (TWWW) is aimed at exploring our multifaceted water legacies (both natural and cultural, tangible and intangible) from […]

This webinar focused on tools for participation in water climate actions, bringing together artistic and scientific perspectives, as part of the series When Waters Speak, organized by the Global Network of Water Museums, the University of Oxford’s REACH Programme, and the UNESCO Chair on Water, Heritage and Sustainable Development at the University of Venice Ca’ […]

Water museums archive the memories of humanity’s relationship with water. For this reason, members of the Global Network of Water Museums are invited to contribute to a curated digital exhibition that shares their memories of our relationship with water, to be launched on World Water Day 2022. Water museums around the world are public repositories of […]

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We are delighted to present the final Programme of the training course organized by the UNESCO Chair based at the Venice University Ca’ Foscari, entitled “Beyond Museums. Tools for promoting the natural and cultural water heritage”. The online course includes 12 webinars and 24 highly qualified speakers from different nationalities. It will run on Zoom […]

The Global Network of Water Museums, in cooperation with ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Water and Heritage, invites you to a webinar to explore new educational tools that can support the promotion of our water heritage and build a knowledge repository for future generations.  The many water challenges we are facing today call for a […]

On June 30th the new Resolution n.7-XXIV on the Global Network of Water Museums was approved at the 24th session of the Intergovernmental Council of UNESCO-IHP. The new Resolution, titled “UNESCO-IHP in support of developing WAMU-NET” will have deep implications for the future development of WAMU-NET. The decision settles the ground to: (1) start a census of water museums and […]

The Global Network of Water Museums is pleased to announce the winners and special mentions of the second edition of The Water We Want (2021). The COVID pandemic did not stop the brave students, teachers and schools that decided to participate to the contest and sent even this year, despite global restrictions, thousands of beautiful […]

The questionnaire linked to the 1st training course organised by the UNESCO Chair “Water, Heritage and Sustainable Development” (University of Venice Ca’ Foscari) is ONLINE! The title of the course is “Beyond Museums. Tools for promoting the natural and cultural water heritage”, and it will run, once a week, from mid October 2021 to mid […]

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This webinar brought together artists and scientists to discuss the impact of climate change on water resources in East-Africa, and in turn, on the millions of people who depend on them for their livelihoods. It featured a screening of Reaching Water, an electro-orchestral music video commissioned by conductor Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey and the Orchestra of St John’s and composed by […]

This webinar brought together artists and scientists from across the globe to discuss the impact of climate change on water and rivers in mountainous environments – and in turn how people and nature are being affected. It featured a screening of Earth Flow, an electro-orchestral music video commissioned by the Orchestra of St John’s and […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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!

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]