LIVING TOGETHER IN A SUSTAINABLE EUROPE
MUSEUMS WORKING FOR SOCIAL COHESION
22 nd NEMO Annual Conference | 6-8 November 2014 | Biblioteca Salaborsa | Bologna, Italy
Thursday, 6 November 2014
19.30 h Reception and get together
@Palazzo Pepoli. Museo della Storia di Bologna
Via Castiglione 8, Bologna
Friday, 7 November 2014
10.00 – 10.30 h NEMO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Registration and Coffee
@ Biblioteca Salaborsa, Auditorium Enzo Biagi, Piazza del Nettuno, 3, Bologna
10.30 – 11.00 h WELCOME
Siebe Weide
Chairman NEMO tbc
Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo tbc
I stituto per i Beni Artistici Culturali e Naturali della Regione Emilia-Romagna
11.00 – 11.30 h FOCUS ON ITALY
The Italian museums facing globalization and social changes: new functions and activities to defy the global crisis
Alberto Garlandini
Executive Council of ICOM - International Council of Museums and President of the
Organizing Committee of ICOM 2016 Milano
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11.30 - 12.30 h
LIVING TOGETHER IN A SUSTAINABLE EUROPE
MUSEUMS WORKING FOR SOCIAL COHESION
Opening: Siebe Weide
I. THE POLITICAL DIMENSION
Introduction and Moderation: Sofia Tsilidou , Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
- Julie Ward
Member of the Committee on Culture and Education, European Parliament
- Erminia Sciacchitano
Policy Officer, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission
- Chris Torch
Senior Associate, Intercult, Sweden
Discussion with the audience
12.30 – 13.30 h Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 h II. THE MUSEUM SECTOR DIMENSION
Introduction and Moderation: David Vuillaume , Secretary General, Swiss Museums
Association
- Shifting visions of museums and their impact on society
Wim de Vos, Senior Advisor in Communication and Museums at the Federal Science
Policy Office, Belgium
- The Happy Museum Project
Tony Butler , Executive Director of Derby Museums Trust, UK
- Taking initiative in the political power play
Siebe Weide , General Director, Netherlands Museums Association
Discussion with the audience: national initiatives and tendencies in Europe
15.00 - 15.30 h Coffee Break
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15.30 – 17.00 h III. THE MUSEUM DIMENSION
Introduction and Moderation: Margherita Sani , Istituto Beni Cultural Regione Emilia-
Romagna
- Balkan Region: Balkan Museums Network using heritage for social consolidation and identity building
Aida Veciz , coordinator
- Italy: The MUSE and its environmental research unit
Michele Lanzinger, Director MUSE
- Sweden: City Museum Gothenburg, “Vi är Romer” (We are Romani!): Co-working with the Roma.
Cornelia Lönnroth , Director City Museum Gothenburg
Discussion with the audience: projects and tendencies in Europe
17.00 – 17.30 h Coffee Break
17.30 – 18.00 h
IV. VISIONS
Museums without borders
Martin Roth
Director, Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
18.00 – 18.30 h
V. WRAP-UP AND CONCLUSIONS
Museums in the European Union: a contribution from the European Commission
Michel Magnier
Director, Unit "Culture and Creativity", Directorate General for Education and Culture,
European Commission
Conclusions
Siebe Weide
Chairman NEMO
18.30 h End of Conference
20.00 h Dinner at Cantina Bentivoglio
Via Mascarella, 4/b, Bologna
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Saturday, 8 November 2014
9.00 - 10.50 h Working Groups and Workshops I
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Kick-off Working Group "Museums and creative industries:
Mapping cooperation" facilitated by Ineta Zelca Simansone, Creative Museum
The meeting includes a presentation and video delivered by Creative Museum to illustrate emerging cooperation among creative industries and the museum sector in Latvia. This is followed by a group discussion and agenda setting for the working group about similar practices in their countries and to join the working group in order to map cooperation among creative industries and the museum sector in Europe.
@ Library G. Guglielmi, Via Marsala 31, Bologna
20 pax, max.
11.00 – 12.50 h
3.
How to lobby politicians: internships and other tips
Facilitated by Margriet de Jong and Ester Fabriek, Netherlands Museums
Association
This workshop is a mixture of theory, videos and practical experience. We start with a short introduction on lobbying. Then we show our format based on the five social values. It is a one day hands on internship format for politicians
(national and local). We show two videos of politicians who participated and then it is time for you to design your own programme.
@ Meeting room at MET'S, Via de' Monari, 3, Bologna
20 pax, max.
Working Groups and Workshops II
1.
LEM Working Group – Study visit
Facilitated by Margherita Sani, Istituto Beni Culturali Emilia Romagna, and
Veronica Ceruti, Head of Education, Istituzione Bologna Musei
The Study visit will focus on educational policies in Bologna’s museums with special attention on MAMbo – Museo d’Arte Moderna Bologna.
@ Library G. Guglielmi, Via Marsala 31, Bologna, or 11:30 at MAMbo, via Don
Minzoni 14, Bologna
30 pax, max.
2.
Kick-off LEM – The Learning Museum Working Group
Facilitated by Margherita Sani, Istituto Beni Culturali Emilia Romagna
LEM – The Learning Museum (www.lemproject.eu) is a network of 88 museums, museum organisations and learning institutions which started in 2010 to explore the fields of museum education, audience development, intercultural dialogue & lifelong learning. In 2014, LEM has been incorporated into NEMO to become a permanent Working Group. On this meeting old and new members will discuss how to continue LEM’s work in the future. In addition, the Group will have the opportunity to liaise with other international networks such as MuseumEd (US) and Museum Mediators.
@ Library G. Guglielmi, Via Marsala 31, Bologna
30 pax, max.
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2.
Museum change lives campaign
Facilitated by Sharon Heal, head of publications and events, and David Anderson, president, Museums Association, and director-general, Amgueddfa Cymru -
National Museum Wales.
The presentation is on Museums Change Lives (MCL) the Museums Association’s vision for the increased social impact of museums. MCL demonstrates that museums can be ambitious about their role in society and that all museums, however they are funded and whatever their subject matter, can support positive social change. The workshop will look at how museums can achieve positive social impact and explore our role in fostering wellbeing; creating better places; and engaging with ideas and people.
@ Meeting room at MET'S, Via de' Monari, 3, Bologna
40 pax, max.
13.00 – 14.30 h Lunch at Trattoria Anna Maria
Via delle Belle Arti, 17, Bologna
15.00 - 16.30 h NEMO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
@ Biblioteca "Giuseppe Guglielmi"
Via Marsala 31, Bologna
Moderated by Siebe Weide , NEMO Chairman
Activities and finances 2014
Kick-off NEMO activities for members 2014-17
Julia Pagel, Secretary General
Elections to the Board
16.30 h End of General Assembly
The 22 nd
NEMO Annual conference is supported by:
Creative Europe Programme of the EU – Istituto per i Beni Artistici Culturali e Naturali della Regione Emilia-Romagna -
Genus Bononiae – Istituzione Bologna Musei
Under the auspices of:
Comune di Bologna
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