Friday 11 May Schedule
UPDATE 10 April 2018
Please note the programme has been reconfirmed due to the rescheduling of this event.
09:15 - 09:30
Registration, Minerva Suite, RDS
09:30 - 09:45
Welcome by William Blair Chair, Irish Museums Association
09:45 – 11:15
Living more with less
Briony Widdis PhD Candidate : 'Engaging the Past' Research Group, Ulster University
Collecting the ‘Now’ by learning from our past.
Brenda Malone historian and museum professional, National Museum of Ireland
The Future of film is Bytes- The IFI Irish Film Archive a digital case study
Kassandra O'Connell Head of the IFI Irish Film Archive
Moderator: Dr Emily Mark-FitzGerald, Associate Professor, School of Art History and Cultural Policy, University College Dublin.
11:15 - 11:45
Tea/Coffee break
11:45 – 12:45
The contemporary collection of design & applied arts in the National Museum of Ireland, from 2000 to present day
Dr Audrey Whitty Keeper of the Art and Industrial Division (Decorative Arts, Design and History), National Museum of Ireland
RDS Library and Archives: Looking to the future
Senan Healy, RDS Library and Information Systems Manager, RDS Library & Archive
Moderator: Rosemary Ryan, Keeper - Bishop's Palace, Waterford Treasures - three museums in the Viking Triangle
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Collecting through participation and engagement
Owain Rhys Community Engagement and Participation Manager, National Museum Wales
Panel: Contemporary collecting processes
Charles Duggan Heritage Officer, Dublin City Council; Dr Linda King Lecturer in Design and Visual Culture, Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies, The Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) Dún Laoghaire; Dr Karen Logan Project Curator, National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI)
Moderator: Lar Joye, Port Heritage Director, Dublin Port Authority
15:30 – 16:05
Tea/coffee
16:05 - 16:45
Fatbergs and other precious items, contemporary collecting at the Museum of London
Finbarr Whooley Director of Content, Museum of London
Introduction and closing remarks by William Blair Chair, Irish Museums Association
Please note the programme has been reconfirmed due to the rescheduling of this event.
09:15 - 09:30
Registration, Minerva Suite, RDS
09:30 - 09:45
Welcome by William Blair Chair, Irish Museums Association
09:45 – 11:15
Living more with less
Briony Widdis PhD Candidate : 'Engaging the Past' Research Group, Ulster University
Collecting the ‘Now’ by learning from our past.
Brenda Malone historian and museum professional, National Museum of Ireland
The Future of film is Bytes- The IFI Irish Film Archive a digital case study
Kassandra O'Connell Head of the IFI Irish Film Archive
Moderator: Dr Emily Mark-FitzGerald, Associate Professor, School of Art History and Cultural Policy, University College Dublin.
11:15 - 11:45
Tea/Coffee break
11:45 – 12:45
The contemporary collection of design & applied arts in the National Museum of Ireland, from 2000 to present day
Dr Audrey Whitty Keeper of the Art and Industrial Division (Decorative Arts, Design and History), National Museum of Ireland
RDS Library and Archives: Looking to the future
Senan Healy, RDS Library and Information Systems Manager, RDS Library & Archive
Moderator: Rosemary Ryan, Keeper - Bishop's Palace, Waterford Treasures - three museums in the Viking Triangle
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Collecting through participation and engagement
Owain Rhys Community Engagement and Participation Manager, National Museum Wales
Panel: Contemporary collecting processes
Charles Duggan Heritage Officer, Dublin City Council; Dr Linda King Lecturer in Design and Visual Culture, Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies, The Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) Dún Laoghaire; Dr Karen Logan Project Curator, National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI)
Moderator: Lar Joye, Port Heritage Director, Dublin Port Authority
15:30 – 16:05
Tea/coffee
16:05 - 16:45
Fatbergs and other precious items, contemporary collecting at the Museum of London
Finbarr Whooley Director of Content, Museum of London
Introduction and closing remarks by William Blair Chair, Irish Museums Association