Programme

THURSDAY, 12TH OF APRIL 2018
KILDEN

POLITICAL CHANGES IN EUROPE AND THE
CONSEQUENCES FOR CULTURAL ACTORS

09:00 Registration and coffee/tea
09:30 Welcome and introduction
09:45 Taja Vovk van Gaal «Academic independence of History Museums: reality or utopia?»
10:45 Piotr Majewski «Why is the Second World War so hot a question in Poland? The case of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk»
11:45 Questions and discussion
12:15 Lunch

PERSONAL NARRATIVES – WHY AND HOW TO GIVE
INDIVIDUALS A LOUDER VOICE

13:00 Introduction
13:15 Françoise Davoine «Whereof one cannot speak, one cannot help showing what cannot be said»
14:15 Peder Kjøs «Intimate stories – How to tell them ethically»
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Lis-Mari Hjortfors «Narrative and cultural safety in a lulesami community – If you talk and someone listens»
16:45 Closing questions and discussion

EVENING PROGRAM
18:00 Philosophy-inspired dinner with philosopher Henrik Syse
Barbarossa Restaurant Bar & Scene
Address: Vestre Strandgate 23  (google map)

 

FRIDAY, 13TH OF APRIL 2018
SCANDIC BYSTRANDA KRISTIANSAND

LOCAL SOCIETIES AND DIFFICULT ISSUES

09:00 Registration and coffee/tea
09:20 Welcome and introduction
09:30 Heledd Fychan «Participation at the heart of Museums: the Museums Change Lives campaign and how it resonates globally»
10:30 Bernadette Lynch «Talking the talk… The benefits, opportunities, challenges and limitations of opening up dialogue in museums»
11:30 Questions and discussion
12:00 Lunch buffet

13:00-14:45 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS

A)  Heledd Fychan – A workshop on participation and how museums can change lives
B)  Bernadette Lynch – A workshop on how to open up dialogue in museums
C)  Françoise Davoine – A workshop on interview techniques and ethics

14:45 Coffee break
15:00 Closing questions and discussion

 

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