In recent years, museums and galleries around the world have had to contend with shifts in the political, economic, social and technological environments they inhabit that have had profound effects across the cultural sector. At a time of significant change, this conference provides an opportunity to reasses and re-examine the value, purposes, adn priorities of museums. The conference aims to provide a forum for an international exploration of the meaning, function and impact of museums and a platform for discussion of issues and ideas that are relevant to the contemporary museum world.
The conference organisers are inviting proposals from delegates wishing to present 30-minute papers, or 90-minute colloquium sessions. These can be academic papers with a theory or research focus, or presentations describing how initiatives have been put into practice.
Themes:
- Social responsibility of museums
- Museum management, policy and marketing
- Collections, interpretation and design
- Engaging visitors: museum communication and education The digital museum
Who Should Attend? Museum practitioners, Researchers, academics and research students Policy makers and senior managers
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
- Diane Lees, Director General, Imperial War Museum
- Robert Janes, Editor-in-Chief, Museum Management and Curatorship
- Simon Knell, Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
- Richard Sandell, Director of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
- Suzanne MacLeod, Deputy Head of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Conference Dates: Conference will be held on 17th-19th May, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Conference Venue: National Taipei University of Education
Registration is free. Coffee breaks, lunches & dinners are US$50; please pay on arrival.
The organisers are also offering US$200 towards travel costs for up to 20 overseas participants who submit a paper. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of the quality and relevance of their submission to the conference aims and themes.
Sponsors: Council of Cultural Affairs, Taiwan
Organisers: The University of Leicester; National Taipei University of Education; National Taiwan University of Arts; Taipei National University of the Arts; Fu Jen University
Co-Organisers: Chinese Association of Museums Japan Museum Management Academy Tokiwa University, Japan
Secretariat for the Conference All correspondence and questions concerning the conference should be directed to: Department of Cultural Industry, National Taipei University of Education, 134, Sec. 2., Heping E. Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
E-mail: museum2010@gmail.com
Website: http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/
Fuente: http://www.museodata.com
