We warmly invite students, scholars, museum professionals, and all interested audiencesto join this international academic webinar:
Behind the Scenes of Mortuary Exhibitions Research-Based Curation, Language, and Lived Beliefs
This webinar is an international collaboration between Gorgas House Museum and University of Alabama Museums (USA) and Museum of Cultural Anthropology, Mahidol University (Thailand)
The session aims to exchange experiences in research and exhibition-making on the themes of death, memory, and funerary practices, through historical, linguistic, and ethnographic perspectives.
The speakers will share behind-the-scenes insights into real exhibition work, from research processes and content selection to ethical decision-making in curating death across different cultural contexts.
Speakers
Sonya Harwood-Johnson
Gorgas House Museum, University of Alabama
Asst. Prof. Dr. Patoo Cusripituck
iCulture/ Museum of Cultural Anthropology, /RILCA, Mahidol University
Asst. Prof. Dr. Pattama Patpong
iCulture, RILCA , Mahidol University
Please register via the QR code provided on the poster.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registered participants by January 29, one day before the webinar.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in both Thai–English and English–Thai throughout the webinar
This webinar is suitable for students, museum professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in museums, cultural heritage, and cross-cultural learning in an international context.



