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Teaching within Collections: Opportunities for Collaboration between Universities and Art Galleries / Museums
AAH Museums and Exhibitions Seminar, 1st March 2012, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Organised by the Museums and Exhibitions Group of the AAH, this seminar is the latest in a series promoting collaboration between academics and museums, exploring different modes of working and how they can be of mutual benefit.
The seminar will focus in the morning on three collaborative papers, where curators and academics will reflect on their experience of using collections as teaching resources. The day will conclude with a round table discussion, with curators, academics and students participating. Registration will begin at 10.00am and the day will conclude at 4pm. There is space for an audience of 69.
With the increase in funding initiatives aimed at encouraging knowledge transfer and collaboration, the event is aimed primarily at education and museum professionals, but will be of equal benefit to students of various disciplines, and is meant to be practical above all. It aims to explore questions such as;
- What are the benefits/limitations/problems of using collections as teaching resources?
- In an age of digital media, how do collections retain their relevance to teaching practice?
- How do galleries/ museums balance the problems of preserving fragile and unique objects, while making them available to academics and students?
We are hoping to attract an audience of both curators and academics and the afternoon session will aim to be as interactive as possible in order to assist colleagues in developing collaborative partnerships.
Speakers include:
- Helen Armstrong (University of Durham Museums)
- Layla Bloom (Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds)
- Dr Andrea Fredericksen (Curator, UCL Art Collections)
- Dr Nicholas Grindle (UCL CALT)
- Marie-Thérèse Mayne (Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne)
- Helen Stalker (Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester)
- Dr Ben Thomas (University of Kent)
- Dr Chris Whitehead (Newcastle University)
Information for Delegates:
Booking fee for delegates is £40 (£30 for AAH members).
Online booking will be available shortly . Booking deadline is 23rd February 2012.
Registration for the day begins at 10:00. The event itself will start at 10:30am and conclude at 4pm. It will be held in the Function Room at the Laing Art Gallery. The Laing Art Gallery is situated in the heart of Newcastle City Centre, five minutes walk from Monument Metro station. The Gallery is well signposted from the station. Parking is available behind the Gallery and at the nearby NCP car park. Further details of the location can be found here: www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing/makingavisit/
Tea and coffee will be available for delegates throughout the day. Lunch is not provided, but there is a café in the Gallery serving hot and cold meals, and numerous cafés and restaurants in the nearby City Centre.
For further information please contact Marie-Thérèse Mayne marie-therese.mayne@twmuseums.org.uk .
Event details
- Teaching within Collections: Opportunities for Collaboration between Universities and Art Galleries / Museums
- Location: Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
- Date: Thursday, 1st March 2012
Organised by the Museums and Exhibitions Group of the AAH, this seminar is the latest in a series promoting collaboration between academics and museums, exploring different modes of working and how they can be of mutual benefit.
The seminar will focus in the morning on three collaborative papers, where curators and academics will reflect on their experience of using collections as teaching resources. The day will conclude with a round table discussion, with curators, academics and students participating. Registration will begin at 10.00am and the day will conclude at 4pm. There is space for an audience of 69.
With the increase in funding initiatives aimed at encouraging knowledge transfer and collaboration, the event is aimed primarily at education and museum professionals, but will be of equal benefit to students of various disciplines, and is meant to be practical above all.