The School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, will host online on the 20th of May 2021 the roundtable event “Let’s talk: Art Museums and Contemporary Collecting Practices”.
Please register by 19 May 2021
The aim of this event is to contribute to the discussion about contemporary collecting practices in public art museums by taking the format of an open conversation with academics and museum practitioners, opening the discussion for attendees to contribute to the conversation during the Q&A.
Three guest speakers will deliver a 20-min talk to provide some “food for thought” to the conversation that will then follow.
PROGRAMME
09:40 – 09:50
Logging into Zoom
09:50 – 10:00
Opening and introductions
10:00 – 11:05
Guest speakers:
“Collecting in the public museum of contemporary art”
Eleni Ganiti, Curator, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens
“‘What happens when you slow down? What do you gain sight of?’: learning from artists, artworks and their ecologies”
Dr Lucy Bayley, Postdoctoral Researcher, Tate
“Caring about Ira: Troubling Representation and Intent within Art Gallery Collections”
Nikita Gill, Curatorial Trainee, Iniva/Manchester Art Gallery
11:05 – 11:15 break
11:15 – 12:30
Roundtable discussion moderated by Dr Isobel Whitelegg
Taking part in the conversation: Eleni Ganiti, Dr Lucy Bayley, Nikita Gill, Yang Chen, Eloisa Rodrigues, Uthra Rajgopal, and Stacey Kennedy.
12:30 – 12:40 break
12:40 – 13:10
Open Q&A
13:10 – 13:15
Final remarks/end
Registration: https://contemporarycollecting.art.blog/registration/
More details: https://contemporarycollecting.art.blog/
The event is funded by the AHRC DTP Midlands4Cities, and supported by University of Leicester, University of Birmingham, and Birmingham City University.
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