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The theme of the congress was Performing Arts Collections on the Offensive and focused on the need for institutions with theatre collections to engage actively with their audiences and to promote their activities in order to make their collections more accessible to the public. \u003cbr\u003e Le 26\u003cup\u003eème\u003c\/up\u003e Congrès de la SIBMAS s'est tenu à Vienne du 28 août au 1\u003cup\u003eer\u003c\/up\u003e septembre 2006. Il était accueilli et organisé par le Musée autrichien du théâtre. Le thème du congrès Les collections d'arts du spectacle passent à l'offensive entendait souligner la nécessité, pour les institutions possédant des collections en arts du spectacle, d'aller à la rencontre de leur public et de promouvoir leurs activités afin de rendre leurs collections plus accessibles.","brand":"Peter Lang AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48889152799063,"sku":"9783631566350","price":56.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/theatre-technical.oembed?page=5","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}