“Curators and Communities: Training for Collaboration”
Monday, 9th October Arrival in Windhoek (for Training workshop participants)
Tuesday, 10th October One day Training Workshop (MAN/FMA) // Arrival in Windhoek (for conference participants)
Venue: National Archives of Namibia Auditorium
Training Workshop (MAN/FMA) final programme (pdf): Training workshop 10th October 2017
THE MAIN CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
(pdf version could be download here: ICTOP 2017 Programme Final)
DATE /TIME |
ACTIVITY |
Wednesday 11th October
Safari Court Hotel and Conference Centre
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration |
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09:30 – 10:15 |
Welcome |
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Ms Naitsikile Iizyenda, ICOM Namibia Chairperson & Editor, University of Namibia Press |
Dr Darko Babić, ICOM-ICTOP Chairperson & Chair of Museology, University of Zagreb, Croatia |
Dr Martha Akawa, Vice-Chairperson, Museums Association of Namibia & Deputy Dean, Faculty of Humanities, University of Namibia |
Cultural Performance |
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10:20 – 11:00 |
Key-note address/lecture |
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Ms Anaïs Aguerre, Founder and MD, Culture Connect (former Victoria & Albert Museum, Head of International Initiatives)
“Why do people matter? Museums and capacity building in the 21st century” |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Session I / Chair: Ms Naitsikile Iizyenda (ICOM Namibia) |
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Paper 1:
Dr Barbara Rothermel (Daura Gallery & Lynchburg, USA): “Curatorial collaboration between the University Museum, Faculty and Students” |
Paper 2:
Dr Tadahito Emizu (Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Japan) & Dr Yuka Inoue (Bunkyo University, Chigasaki, Japan): “Curator (Gakugei-in) training programmes in Japanese Universities” |
Paper 3:
Dr Verena Vidrih Perko (Regional Museum Kranj & University of Ljubljana, Slovenia): “Quality of life of the elderly, as an international museum program” |
Paper 4:
Dr Jesmael Mataga (Sol Plaatje University, Kimberly, South Africa): “Building from the Group UP – Museum and HeritageStudies Training in a new University in South Africa” |
Discussion |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:00 |
Session II / moderator: Dr Darko Babić (ICOM-ICTOP Chairperson & Chair of Museology, University of Zagreb, Croatia) |
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Round table:
“Teaching Museum Studies in Africa and in others parts of the World”
Invited panellists:
Dr Barbara Rothermel (USA)
Dr Verena Vidrih Perko (Slovenia)
Dr Tadahito Emizu (Japan)
Mr Christian Tchuisseu Nana (Cameroon)
Mr Goodman Gwasira (Namibia)
Dr Jesmael Mataga (South Africa)
Dr Jeremy Silvester (Namibia) |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
ICOM Kyoto 2019 (by Dr Tadahito Emizu – Japan) |
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15:15 – 15:45 |
Coffee Break |
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15:45 – 16:30 |
Session III / Chair: Ms. Leena Tokila (Finnish Museums Association & ICTOP) |
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Paper 5:
Mr Tuuda Haitula (Namibia): “Enriching the Role of Curators” |
Paper 6:
Mr Ephraim Mwaita (Zimbabwe): “Robben Island: Representation and Interpretation of material culture objects of apartheid political imprisonment” |
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Discussion |
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16:30 – 17:15 |
ICTOP Annual General Meeting (open to all) |
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17:15 – |
Free evening |
Thursday, 12th October
National Art Gallery of Namibia
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Tour of Triennial Art Exhibition (a competition to identify the best contemporary artists in Namibia) at National Art Gallery of Namibia |
09:30 – 11:00 |
Session IV / Chair: Dr Verena Vidrih Perko (Regional Museum Kranj & University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
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Paper 7:
Mr Christian Jarling (University of Hamburg, Germany): “Can collections make connections? – The ethnographic Namibia collection from the German colonial period at the Übersee-Museum, Bremen” |
Paper 8:
Ms Kileni Fernando (Namibian San Council) & Dr Jeremy Silvester (Museums Association of Namibia): “Re-viewing San Culture: Reflections on the dynamics of community engagement in exhibition-making” |
Paper 9:
Mr Siyayo Obyster (National Museum of Namibia): “The National Museum of Namibia and Community Collaboration” |
Discussion |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Session V / Chair: Dr Jeremy Silvester (Museums Association of Namibia) |
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Paper 10:
Ms Aleksandra Nikolić (Central Institute for Conservation, Serbia): “Learning to teach & Learn globally” |
Paper 11:
Mr Goodman Gwasira & Dr Martha Akawa (University of Namibia): “Community/Stakeholder engagement in museum development: The case of Tsandi Royal Homestead, Omusati, Namibia” |
Paper 12:
Mr Wandile Kasibe (Iziko Museums of Cape Town, South Africa): “Museums and the Construction of Race” |
Discussion |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-16:00 |
Windhoek City Tour |
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16:30-17:30 |
Tour of the Windhoek City Museum (under development) |
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18:00-20:00 |
Welcoming reception hosted by the City of Windhoek (with music from the Old Jazz Masters) |
Friday, 13th October
University of Namibia
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09:00 – 10:30 |
Session VI / Chair: |
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Paper 13:
Ms Sanna Valoranta-Saltikoff (Finland): “Facilitating communities producing information, developing educational programmes and increasing the consciousness of history: Espoo City Museums project Espoo in Civil war – what happened 100 years ago in Espoo” |
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Paper 14 / Workshop 1:
Ms Annina Ylikoski (Finland): “Engaging the community with the Time Travel method” |
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10:30 – 11:30 |
Guided Exhibition Tour. Mr Chalden Sabab (Usakos Museum Committee): “Guided Exhibition Tour: Usakos – Photographs beyond Ruins: The Old Locations Albums, 1920s – 1960s” (Foyer – UNAM Library) |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Coffee break |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Session VII/ Workshop: |
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Workshop 2:
ICOM UMAC & ICOM-ICTOP Special project: “Professionalising museum work in higher education: a global approach”
Moderators:
Dr Barbara Rothermel (UMAC)
Ms Leena Tokila (ICTOP)
Dr Darko Babic (ICTOP) |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 |
Departure visit to Heroes Acre |
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15:30 |
Visit to Independence Memorial Museum |
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17:30 |
Closing Reception |