2016 Education and Outreach Forum

The IMA Forum: Education & Outreach 2016 took place on Friday 1 July at the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts and History,  Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7.

Now in its 11th year, the Education and Outreach forum has firmly established itself as a key event in the calendar for museum educators to meet and discuss topics of interest to their programmes. From resources to individual projects, the IMA education and access forum provides an informal platform and learning exchange opportunity to share findings and engage with colleagues working in museums, galleries and cultural institutions. It is intended as a place for critical engagement, examination and experimentation of ideas, where a lasting contribution can be made to the development of education in the museum context.

Speakers were selected from an open call for papers and presented examples of new and innovative access, outreach / education project that is happening on the ground - or have an example of creative engagement and learning - in museums and galleries across Ireland and the UK.

Edith Andrees, Project Coordinator, National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts and History, Dublin: Young people sharing global histories: The Gallipoli Centenary Education Project Arlene Bell, Social Inclusion Programme Manager, National Museums Northern Ireland: Inspiring teenage boys with a range of abilities Dea Brikett, Creative Director, Kids in Museums, UK: Kids in Museums: How Takeover Day works to get kids in Fiona Byrne, Acting Curator of Education and Outreach, The Hunt Museum, Limerick: Community based engagement - HOME: A project with 13 traveller women Gretta Halpin, Education Officer, National Print Museum, Dublin: An Audience to Win: The ‘A World to Win' Secondary School's Programme Liz Johnson, Artist and Educator, Dublin: The Contemporary museum without walls (Irish Museum of Modern Art National Collection) Sarah McEvoy, Programme Administrator, Learning Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: Raising the profile - inclusivity and equality for artist with learning disabilities Catherine McGuinness, Museum Educator & Ellen Byrne, Creative Director and Cofounder Festival of Curiosity, Dublin: Across Africa - an interactive storytelling event Aoife O'Toole, Education Assistant, National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Mayo: Give your Voice Wings: an opportunity to talk about migration

Click here to dowload the detailed Schedule, Abstracts, and Speakers' Biographies.

This forum was supported by the National Museum of Ireland who generously provided the IMA forum with use of their lecture theatre.