IMA Annual Conference
2016 Irish Museums Association Annual Conference
Museums for Society: Towards a Cultural Democracy
27-28 February 2016, Dublin
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FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2016
10:00 – 10:45
Tea/Coffee: Atrium, National Gallery of Ireland, Clare Street, Dublin 2
Registration: Lecture theatre, National Gallery of Ireland
10:45 – 11:00
Welcome: Anne Hodge, Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Ireland
11:00 – 12:30
The ‘grassroots’ museum: Drogheda citizen’s role in developing and shaping a truly democratic museum
Audrey Smith, Heritage Consultant, Drogheda Museum and Old Drogheda Society
Local Authority Museum Network (LAMN): Preserving the past – Shaping the future
Liam Bradley, Curator, Monaghan County Museum
From inclusion to citizenship: Perceptions 2016
Louise Foott, Lecturer, Dept of Arts in Health & Community Practice, CIT Crawford College of Art & Design
Evolving from last resort to first choice: Using exhibitions to democratise access to National Library Collections
Nicola Ralston, Assistant Keeper – Education and Outreach, National Library of Ireland
Moderator: Anne Hodge, Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Ireland
13:30 –14:15
Migration in museums – towards more diverse ways of narrating
Edith Andrees, Cultural Historian and Museum Educator
Object-based learning to support language acquisition for new arrivals
Jo-Anne Sunderland-Bowe, Heritage Education Consultant and BSOL Programme Manager, British Museum
Moderator: Carla Marrinan, Chief Executive Officer, National Print Museum
14:45 – 15:30
Colonialism and Museums - Are we there yet?
Briony Widdis, PhD Candidate, Ulster University
Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) histories locked in museum closets?
Dr Alan Kirwan, Museum Educator, House of European History, a project of the European Parliament
Moderator: Ken Langan, Board Director, Irish Museums Association
15:30 – 15:40
Short Break
15:40 – 16:30
Democratic or Dangerous? Museums and their usefulness in contemporary society
Dr Elizabeth Crooke, Professor of Heritage and Museum Studies, Ulster University
The role of National Museums in (re)negotiating national identity
Jennifer Siung, Head of Education, Chester Beatty Library
Moderator: Dr Hugh Maguire, Director, The Hunt Museum
16:30 – 16:40
Closing Remarks: Brian Crowley IMA Chair and Curator, Pearse Museum
16:45 – 17:00
Creative Europe 2014-2020 Information Session
Audrey Keane, Creative Europe – Culture office, Arts Council
17:45 – 19:00
Museum Visit and Reception: The National Print Museum, Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Rd, D4
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SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2016
9:15 – 9:30
Registration: Lecture Theatre, National Gallery of Ireland, Clare Street, Dublin 2
9:30 – 11:00
Welcome: Brian Crowley, Chair, Irish Museums Association
Launch of Proceedings: Sean Rainbird, Director, National Gallery of Ireland
Relative success and/or absolute failure?
Dr Jette Sandahl, Museum Advisor and former Director, Museum of Copenhagen, Denmark
One day, all this will be yours
Tony Butler, Executive Director, Derby Museums Trust
Moderator: William Blair Head of Human History, National Museums Northern Ireland
11:30 – 12:45
This is your museum too! Regaining trust and re-establishing connections with society in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Elma Hasimbegovic, Director, History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
On the Factory’s Ruins: The death of a nation and the birth of a museum
Dr Anthony Haughey, Visual Artist and Lecturer, School of Media, Dublin Institute of Technology
Curating Birmingham: diversity, identity and power
Nazia Ali, Curator of ‘Collecting Birmingham’, Birmingham Museums Trust
Moderator: Aoife Ruane, Director, Highlanes Gallery
13:45 – 15:00
Panel Session: Towards a Cultural Democracy
Chaired by Dr Ciarán Benson, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University College Dublin
Lar Joye, Assistant Keeper, National Museum of Ireland – Art & Industrial Division
Fiona Kearney, Director, Lewis Glucksman Gallery
Dr Malachi O’Doherty, Writer and Broadcaster
Eithne Verling, Director, Galway City Museum
Trevor White, Director, Little Museum of Dublin
15:30 – 16:20
Good citizenship means putting the public at the heart of our museums
Dr Marie Bourke, Museum Professional
Museums, Imaginaries, and the Natural History of Humankind
Dr Aislinn O’Donnell, Lecturer in Philosophy of Education, University of Limerick
Moderator: Dr Emily Mark-Fitzgerald Lecturer, School of Art History and Cultural Policy, University College Dublin
16:30 – 16:45
Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks: Brian Crowley Chair, IMA
17:00 – 17:30
EGM (IMA members)
18:30 – 19:30
Tour of An Post’s GPO Witness History, General Post Office, O’Connell St. Lower, Dublin 1
20:30 – 23:00
Conference Dinner: The Winding Stair Restaurant, 40 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1