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 Istituto 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 1
LIVING TOGETHER IN A SUSTAINABLE EUROPE MUSEUMS WORKING FOR SOCIAL COHESION Opening: Siebe Weide 11.30-12.30 h 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 2
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 IV. VISIONS 17.30 18.00 h Museums without borders Martin Roth Director, Victoria and Albert Museum, UK V. WRAP-UP AND CONCLUSIONS 18.00 18.30 h 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 3
Saturday, 8 November 2014 9.00-10.50 h Working Groups and Workshops I 1. 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. 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. 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. 11.00 12.50 h 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. 4
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 5