Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to attach a draft programme for the annual conference of
ICOM's International Committee on University Museums and Collections
(UMAC), which this year is taking place at the University of Manchester,
UK, from 16-20 September. We very much want this to be an event which
draws both a truly international group of participants, so I do
encourage you to come along. We have set the registration fee at a very
reasonable level, and there will be plenty of opportunities to visit
museums in Manchester and Liverpool and to meet colleagues.
Further details can be found at
http://www.meeting.co.uk/confercare/umac2008
With best wishes
Cornelia Weber
UMAC Chair
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UMAC Conference 2008
Museums and the Community
University of Manchester, UK, Sept 16-20
The theme of ICOM’s International Committee on University Museums and
Collections (UMAC) 8th International Conference focuses on one of the
most pressing issues today for university museums across the globe,
which is how they can best act as bridges between the world of the
university and the many and varied communities, both within and outside
the university.
Draft programme
Tuesday 16 September
4 pm onwards: Registration at the Whitworth Art Gallery
6.30 pm: Drinks reception
Wednesday 17 September
Morning
Keynote: Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell (Deputy President and Deputy
Vice-Chancellor, the University of Manchester)
The Increasing Importance of Public Engagement in the Higher Education
Sector
Panel discussion:
University Museums as ‘Beacons for Public Engagement’
Afternoon
Keynote: Professor Michael Shanks, Standford University
Animating the archive: mixed reality museological futures
Panel discussion:
University Museums and the Internet Community
Late afternoon
Choice of two site-based tours and discussions on involving communities
as part of university museum practice
1. Multiple voices in the University Museum (Manchester Museum)
2. University art gallery practice in engaging communities (Whitworth
Art Gallery)
Evening
Reception at the Manchester Museum
Thursday 18 September
Morning
Keynote: Dr Michael John Gorman (Director, Science Gallery, Trinity
College Dublin)
University museum and gallery approaches to science engagement
Choice of:
· Roundtable workshop discussions on the role of university museums and
collections in formal and informal learning
· Visit to Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections for
workshop on research, exhibition and the public imagination
Afternoon
Visits to museums in Manchester: Museum of Science & Industry,
Manchester City Art Gallery, Lowry Gallery, Imperial War Museum North,
People’s History Museum
Evening
Conference dinner at local Chinese restaurant
Friday 19 September
Morning
Keynote: Professor Amareswar Galla (University of Queensland)
The University Museum as a Site for Intercultural Dialogue and
Sustainable Development
Concurrent workshops followed by plenary report-backs:
· University Museums and their relationship to the city
· University Museums and hard-to-reach audiences
· Strategic Realignment to reach specific communities
Afternoon
Keynote: Jane Pickering (Peabody Museum, Yale University)
Ivory Tower or Welcoming Neighbour? Engaging Our Local Communities
Panel discussion:
The internal audience as leisure users
Plenary and closing remarks
Saturday 20 September
Optional trip to museums and galleries in Liverpool (European City of
Culture 2008)
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