This is an exciting, highly-practical one-day event in which leading professionals from world-class institutions share experiences and insights from their work in the fields of inclusion and engagement within museums and galleries.
Monday 14 December | Rivington Place | Central London
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS | ABOUT THE VENUE
BOOK NOW: last FIVE FOUR THREE TWO places left!
The intensive, exciting event features the following presentations:
Lucie Fitton, Inclusion Officer, Museum of London
Keep Up The Good Work? Exploring the Long-Term Impact of Social Inclusion Initiatives
Laura Phillips, Community Partnerships Manager
and Dr Emma Poulter, Talking Objects Manager, British Museum
Working With New Audiences At the British Museum
Eithne Nightingale, Head of Diversity Strategy, V&A
Drivers for Change: Capacity Building and Cultural Ownership
Liz Puddick, Learning Manager, London Transport Museum
How To Involve the Communities You Serve In All You Do In Your Museum
Alison Lightbown, Head of Learning & Education, Geffrye Museum
An Ageing Society: Learning, Engagement and Participation in Museums for the Over 50s
Alison James and Nicky Boyd, Museum Consultants (Audiences)
Community Engagement: Evaluating the Impact
Alice Fox, Course Leader, Inclusive Arts Practice, University of Brighton
Smudged Performance: Using Collections to Collaborate Artistically with People with Learning Disabilities
Steph Parmee, Museum Project Oficer, Suffolk County Council Heritage and
Paul Mitchell, Western Area Manager, Day Care Services, Suffolk County Council
Making Time for Everyone: Museum Clubs for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Mark Miller, Curator Youth Programmes, Tate Britain
Practice, Reflection and Pathways
Gurdeep Thiara, Outreach Officer and
Tim Manley, Head of Marketing & Audience Development, Manchester Museum
The Virtuous Circle: Community Engagement at the Manchester Museum
The sessions will be chaired by John Vincent from The Network: Tackling Social Exclusion.
WHAT OUR DELEGATES SAY: Really inspiring to have someone who was so passionate about the subject… and great to be able to ask questions so freely and to discuss issues with our peers. Delegate from the Geffrye Museum
Who should attend?
This event will be of value to professionals involved in: social inclusion and community outreach and engagement; audience development; developing access; learning and education; project management; organisational development; interpretation and presentation; information services; strategic planning; human resources services.
Join national and international colleagues from the National Galleries of Scotland, Association of Danish Museums, British Library, National Gallery, National Centre for Art & Culture (Norway), House of Commons, Heritage Lottery Fund, Oxfordshire Museums, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Technical Museum of Slovenia, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Foundation for Art & Creative Technology, and very many more…
The Venue
This event will be held at Rivington Place, architect David Adjaye’s superb new £8 million contemporary visual arts venue in central London.
Reserve your place(s) now – it’s cost-effective to bring your team members, with a £50 discount for each additional delegate when you book online!