Learning Together Conference Museums and Cities of Culture for All 11-12 September 2014, The Hunt Museum Limerick, Ireland www.learningtogetherconference.com From 11-12 September 2014, The Hunt Museum will be hosting an education conference exploring the importance of community engagement, museum access and culture. The conference will consider how museums and communities can work together to create diverse, inclusive programs and exhibits which truly reflect the breadth and richness of the cultural environment they inhabit, and how cultural programs can support community development and regeneration. We are delighted to announce that the keynote speaker for the conference is Camille Giraud Akeju, Director of the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, Washington DC, USA Friday 12 September focuses on the role of museum and art institutions in community development and access. Papers presented on the Friday will be given by invited speakers and from practitioner accepted through this call for papers. Call for Papers We invite museum and cultural practitioners to submit a paper for the conference. Papers should explore practical approaches to the challenges presented by reaching new or hard to reach audiences, the role of museums in community development or explore one of the conference themes. Themes for the papers can include, but are not limited to: - Diversity - Museum/Cultural access - Engagement - Relationship between the community and a museum/cultural institution Papers should be 15 minutes including time for questions. Abstracts should not exceed 250 words and should be submitted via email to: [log in to unmask] with the author's last name: call for papers and a short biography of the presenter. Important Dates: Deadline for submission of abstracts: Wednesday, 16 July at 5.00 pm (GMT) The papers will undergo a review process and a decision will be provided via email. Notification of acceptance/refusal will be after Friday, 25 July. Presenters who have papers accepted will be required to complete the registration process within ten days of notification to ensure their paper is included in the final programme. For more information about the call for posters or the conference, visit: http://www.learningtogetherconference.com or email [log in to unmask] Other confirmed speakers include: Claire Coia, Curator at The Open Museum in Glasgow Helena Enright, Artistic Director of The River Shannon Project and co- Petra Katzenstein, Head of the Department of Development & Special Projects in the Jewish Historical Museum. Helen O' Donoghue, Senior Curator and Head of Education & Community Programmes at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Professor Michael O'Flaherty, Established Professor of Human Rights Law and Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland. -- Learning Together International Conference 11-13 September 2014 The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland Tel: +353 (0)61 312 833 Email: [log in to unmask] www.learningtogetherconference.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).