The Museum as an Agent of Social Change
Wednesday 12 November 2008 | The Wellcome Collection | London
Major New International Conference Explores How Museums Can be Agents of Social Change
This one-day conference - at the new £30 million Wellcome Collection in London - takes the view that museums have a social responsibility to actively change lives for the better.
Keynote: David Fleming - Director, National Museums Liverpool
Conference Contributors include:
Jennifer Scott
Director of Research, Historic Weeksville, Brooklyn, USA
Ronna Tulgan-Ostheimer
Coordinator of Community Education & Outreach, Clark Art Institute, Massachusetts, USA
Elissa Blount-Moorhead
Exhibitions Director, Historic Weeksville, Brooklyn, USA
Julie Finch
Deputy Head, Museum of Bristol
Peter Armstrong
Development Director, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
Tim Desmond
Chief Executive, NCCL Galleries of Justice, Nottingham
May Redfern
Museum Consultant
Organistations already attending:
Tate Modern; Luton Museums; National Museums Northern Ireland; Victoria and Albert Museum; Camden Arts Centre; Yorkshire Sculpture Park; The Jewish Museum; University of Edinburgh; Cutty Sark; National Museums Scotland; The Ruskin Foundation; Museum of Bristol; Historic Royal Palaces; Renaissance East Midlands; National Museums Liverpool; Sheffiled Museums; Nottingham City Museums; Sheffield Museums
The Conference:
This conference explores the idea that museums have the potential to empower individuals and communities and therefore contribute towards combating the multiple forms of disadvantage experienced by individuals and communities at risk of social exclusion. The challenges presented by this social change agenda are significant and the implications fundamental to the museums sector. This conference believes that museums have to radically rethink their purpose and renegotiate their relationship to - and role within - society.
Q&A Session - Audience Involvement and Participation
There will be ample opportunity to question each of the contributors and audience involvement and participation is welcomed. The conference also provides the perfect opportunity to network and discuss ideas with speakers and fellow delegates throughout the day while enjoying the first-class lunch and refreshments at the Wellcome Collection, London.
Limited Space - Over 50 Delegates Already Confirmed
Delegate places are limited. Please act now to guarantee your place. Conference Passes are £247 (+VAT).
Confirmed Delegates (last updates 17.03.08)
Maggie Appleton
Luton Museums Service
Peter Armstrong
Royal Armouries Museum
Mary Blake
National Museums & Galleries of Northern Ireland
Elissa Blount-Moorhead
Historic Weeksville
John Bradley
Sheffield Museums
Sarah Briggs
Tate Britain
Rickie Burman
The Jewish Museum
Jane Carmichael
National Museums Scotland
Alison Cox
Tate Modern
Tim Desmond
NCCL Galleries of Justice
Ann Dooley
Luton Museums Service
Sam Edwards
Maidstone Museum
Liz Ellis
Tate Modern
Claire Eva
Tate Britain
Rachel Evans
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
Julie Finch
Bristol's Museums, Galleries & Archives
David Fleming
National Museums Liverpool
Jan Foulkner
Haley Sharpe Design
Laura Frampton
Victoria & Albert Museum
Barry Ginley
Victoria & Albert Museum
Synthia Griffin
Tate Modern
Bill Haley
Haley Sharpe Design
Alasdair Hinshelwood
Haley Sharpe Design
Howard Hull
The Ruskin Foundation & Brantwood Trust
Helen Jones
Victoria & Albert Museum
Jo Kemp
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
Rachel Litten
The Ruskin Foundation & Brantwood Trust
Bernadette Lynch
Manchester Museum
Eithne Nightingale
Victoria & Albert Museum
Paul Nolan
Integrated Circles
Julia Parker
Cutty Sark
Helen Pheby
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Beki Pope
Camden Arts Centre
Sara Priem
The Jewish Museum
May Redfern
Consultant
Jen Ross
University of Edinburgh
Nathan Saker
Cutty Sark
Esther Sayers
Tate Modern
Jennifer Scott
Historic Weeksville
Sarwat Siddiqui
Bristol's Museums, Galleries & Archives
Dominic Sore
Haley Sharpe Design
Kate Squires
Camden Arts Centre
Hayley Stephens
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
Kim Streets
Sheffield Museums
Jo Thwaites
Historic Royal Palaces
Ronna Tulgan-Ostheimer
Clark Art Institute, Massachusetts
Oriel Williams
Haley Sharpe Design
Zoe Williamson
University of Edinburgh
Dina Wosner
The Jewish Museum