Program

Conference Program - Subject to finalization

25th(Before the conference):
18:30: Reception dinner in the British Council, Shanghai

26th:
09.00 – 09.45: Opening speeches
Chairs and short welcome: Jack Lohman and Prof. Lu Jiansong

09.45 – 10.30: Break and conference photograph

10.30 – 11.15: Jane Portal, The British Museum
11.15 – 12.00: Chen Xiejun, Shanghai Museum
12.30 – 12.45: Claire Roberts, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

13.00 – 14.00: Lunch

Afternoon Chair: Katherine Goodnow
14.00 – 14.45: Sam Jones, DEMOS, London
14.45 – 15.30: Han Yong, Capital Museum, Beijing

15.30 – 16.00: Break

16.00 – 16.45: Phil Aldrich, Aldrichpears Associates, Canada
16.45 – 17.30: Pan Zheng, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum


27th: Morning Chair: Lu Jiansong
09.00 – 09.45: Beth McKillop, Victoria and Albert Museum
09.45 – 10.45: Pieno Castiglioni, Italy

10.45 – 11.15: Break

11.15 – 12.00: Jefff Howard/Tracy Revis, H&R Design
12.00 – 12.45: Hang Kan, Shanghai History Museum/University of Beijing
12.45 – 13.00: Chris Jiang, The Scholar Ship

13.00 – 14.00: Lunch

Afternoon Chair: Jack Lohman
14.00 – 14.30: Katherine Goodnow, University of Bergen, Norway
14.30 – 15.00: Nigel Murphy

15.00 – 15.30: Break

15.30 – 16.15: Chen Chun, Fudan University
16.15 – 16.30: Summary statements: Katherine Goodnow and Jack Lohman
16.30 – 16.45: Official closing

Reception Dinner Invitation

Connections through Culture would like to invite you to


A networking reception of
Transnational Museum Collaboration Conference

at

British Council, 1F Cross Tower, 318 Fuzhou Rd. Shanghai

on

18:30 25th June 2007 (Monday)



The networking event is to provide an opportunity for museums to expand network and discuss prospects of collaborations.


China - UK: Connections through Culture (CtC) is a joint initiative between the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the British Council with support from the Scottish Executive. It aims to further develop cultural co-operation between the UK and China with a view to improving overall relations, including diplomatic and trade ties, between the two countries.

Conference Introduction

New Collaboration, New Benefits:
Transnational Museum Collaboration,
Conference
June 26-27, 2007 Shanghai


ICOM UK in partnership with ICOM China
and
The British Museum, the Shanghai Museum, Museum of London, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Fudan University,
the University of Bergen


INTRODUCTION

In recent years, China has become one of the key countries and strategic destinations for international museum exchanges. This seminar and conference explore how important new cultural transnational collaborations are being created and realised. Bringing experts together from across China, Oceania, Central America, Europe and the Caribbean, the conference seeks to explore evolving frameworks for international cooperation, delivery and support and governments role in this.

Keynote speakers will discuss the issues and directions facing transnational collaboration. In particular the challenges of building partnerships, twinning, skills sharing, and exchanging ideas and advice, all often torn between local and global needs.

New areas for possible collaboration will also be discussed especially in the areas of joint fundraising, conservation, research, design, capacity building and training. What is the potential? Where do we want to go with collaboration?

The conference will be held 26-27 June 2007 at Fudan University, Shanghai in collaboration with ICOM China and ICOM UK.





REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEE

For those who would like to attend the conference:
• Foreign participants: £140
• Domestic participants: No Charge

The rate covers two lunches, one dinner, a boat trip with dinner on the Huangpu River and coffee/tea.

Full payment should be sent by cheque payable to ICOM UK. Please send this to ICOM UK, Museum of London, 150 London wall, London EC2 5HN.
Participation will be limited to 200 on a first come, first serve basis.


PUBLICATION

Selected papers and discussion will be published in UNESCO's Museums and Diversity publication series.


CORRESPONDENCE
Heng Wu
Conference Organizer
Heng.wu@infomedia.uib.no
Museumsh2007@yahoo.com

Lucy Watts
ICOM UK Executive
lwatts@museumoflondon.org.uk


Note:

A final programme will be issued in May 2007.

For this information in Chinese - please visit 博物馆的国际合作