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MeLa RF03 Brainstorming workshop on European heritage, migrations and new media: networks and collaborations across museums, libraries and public cultural institutions was held on 23 April 2012 at the University of Glasgow. During this successful and interactive event, MeLa Consortium members and invited guests from the Research Field 03 expert group discussed topics of collaboration across museums, libraries and public cultural institutions, migration and European cultural and scientific heritage.
The workshop was kicked off by the local hosts Dr John Richards, Head of History of Art at the University of Glasgow and Perla Innocenti, Research Fellow and RF03 Leader, who provided an overview of MeLa and Rf03.
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This Brainstorming allowed us to connect to researchers/experts across the topic of migration and to consider issues outside of our specific field of expertise in order to develop our ideas further.
Speakers:
Iain Watson, Director of Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums; Professor Ullrich Kockel, University of Ulster; Dr Cathy Ross, Museum of London; Dr Claire Sutherland, Durham University; and Zelda Baveystock, UK Migration Museum Project.
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After a brief introduction by Iain Chambers illustrating some of the basic questions that invest contemporary understanding of museums, migration, postcoloniality and the formation of the archive,
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MeLa Research Field 03 team is delighted to announce its brainstorming event, a workshop on 23 April 2012 reserved for MeLA consortium members and invited guests from the Research Field 03 expert group and other selected institutions. This event is an opportunity for us to network with scholars and experts across the topics of collaboration, cultural institutions, migration and European heritage, to take a look at questions outside our specific field of expertise and to develop our ideas further. The Research Field 03 expert group includes representatives from museums, libraries, foundations, associations and cultural policy.
The event program is articulated in four sessions:
Narratives for Europe: Katherine Watson (Director of European Cultural Foundation), Dr Sreten Ugricic (writer, philosopher, former Director of the National Library of Serbia) – followed by Q&A and discussion European cultural and scientific heritage: Dr Bernhard Serexhe (Chief Curator of ZKM Media Museum), Giulia Grechi (University of [...]
Save the date! The next brainstorming session is coming up!
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