Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis
Musée royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire militaire
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History

Symposium international
LE CAMOUFLAGE SOUS LES PROJECTEURS
Bruxelles, 14 – 15 octobre 2010

On October 14 and 15, 2010 and in cooperation with the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History (RMM) in Brussels will organise and host a symposium about camouflage: Camouflage takes centre stage.

All those who feel they can contribute a paper from a social-cultural, military, art-historical and ethnographical perspective or would simply like to attend are more than welcome to do so. Presentations can be done in English or French (no simultaneous translation).

Subjects likely to be covered: 

-          Military approach: military camouflage techniques and kit requirements for the military, past and present; the interaction between weapons and the soldier’s outfit

-          Historical perspective: the origin of camouflage; present-day and future camouflage equipments; the history of a particular or special camouflage uniform

-          Art-historical and social-cultural perspective: military camouflage fashion versus civilian camouflage fashion, mutual influences; the significance of camouflage prints, patterns on the uniform

-          Ethnographic perspective: comparative studies of costumes with a link to camouflage.

Please find enclosed a registration form and a call for papers, to be returned as soon as possible.

We hope to welcome you!

Best regards,

Ilse BOGAERTS
Head of “Uniforms and Equipment”
RMM

CAMOUFLAGE TAKES CENTRE STAGE

Registration Form – Call for papers

Mrs. / Mr. …………………………………………………………………………………..

wishes to take part in the symposium on camouflage on October 14-15, 2010 in Brussels

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and wishes to give a lecture at the symposium. Provisional title : ……………………

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Send or mail this form to:

Ilse BOGAERTS
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History

Parc du Cinquantenaire 3

B-1000 Brussels (Belgium)

camouflage@klm-mra.be