Thursday 10 May Schedule
UPDATE 10 April 2018
Please note the programme has now been reconfirmed due to the rescheduling of this event.
10:30 – 11:00
Registration and tea/coffee, Minerva Suite, RDS, Dublin
11:00 – 11:30
Welcome and launch of proceedings by William Blair, Chair, Irish Museums Association
11:30– 13:00
Contemporary collecting in the dock: cross-examining our practice
Hannah Crowdy Head of Curatorial, National Museums Northern Ireland
A Byte of the record: collecting the now in digital form
Joanna Finegan Assistant Keeper of Digital Collections, National Library of Ireland
Emerging modes of collecting
Johanne Mullan Collections Programmer, Irish Museum of Modern Art
Moderator: Dr Riann Coulter Curator, FE McWilliam Gallery & Studio
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 –15:30
Minor histories, major rewards: The importance and benefits of collecting marginal histories at Cork Public Museum
Daniel Breen Acting Curator, Cork Public Museum
A contemporary national collection
Eamonn Maxwell Curator and Cultural Consultant, and Collection Adviser, Arts Council of Ireland
The meaning of contemporary artist’s materials and their longevity
Ele von Monschaw Easel Paintings Conservator-Restorer, National Gallery of Ireland
Moderator: Marie McMahon, Museum Curator, Tipperary County Museum
15:30 - 16:00
Tea/coffee Break
16:00 - 16:45
Corinna Gardner Senior Curator of Design and Digital, Victoria and Albert Museum.
Moderator and vote of thanks: Gina O’Kelly Director of Operations, Irish Museums Association
18:30 - 19:30: Networking event: Site visit to Little Museum of Dublin. Includes Highlights tour, 'Behind the Scenes' talk, and 'What's she doing here: Women at work 1918-2018' temporary exhibition.
20:00: Conference Dinner, Boulevard Café, 27 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
Please note the programme has now been reconfirmed due to the rescheduling of this event.
10:30 – 11:00
Registration and tea/coffee, Minerva Suite, RDS, Dublin
11:00 – 11:30
Welcome and launch of proceedings by William Blair, Chair, Irish Museums Association
11:30– 13:00
Contemporary collecting in the dock: cross-examining our practice
Hannah Crowdy Head of Curatorial, National Museums Northern Ireland
A Byte of the record: collecting the now in digital form
Joanna Finegan Assistant Keeper of Digital Collections, National Library of Ireland
Emerging modes of collecting
Johanne Mullan Collections Programmer, Irish Museum of Modern Art
Moderator: Dr Riann Coulter Curator, FE McWilliam Gallery & Studio
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 –15:30
Minor histories, major rewards: The importance and benefits of collecting marginal histories at Cork Public Museum
Daniel Breen Acting Curator, Cork Public Museum
A contemporary national collection
Eamonn Maxwell Curator and Cultural Consultant, and Collection Adviser, Arts Council of Ireland
The meaning of contemporary artist’s materials and their longevity
Ele von Monschaw Easel Paintings Conservator-Restorer, National Gallery of Ireland
Moderator: Marie McMahon, Museum Curator, Tipperary County Museum
15:30 - 16:00
Tea/coffee Break
16:00 - 16:45
Corinna Gardner Senior Curator of Design and Digital, Victoria and Albert Museum.
Moderator and vote of thanks: Gina O’Kelly Director of Operations, Irish Museums Association
18:30 - 19:30: Networking event: Site visit to Little Museum of Dublin. Includes Highlights tour, 'Behind the Scenes' talk, and 'What's she doing here: Women at work 1918-2018' temporary exhibition.
20:00: Conference Dinner, Boulevard Café, 27 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2