Using technology to enhance engagement, education and participation in museums and galleries...
Meet leading innovators and practitioners, network with like-minded peers and benefit from exclusive access to some of the latest thinking and developments in museums.
Packed with presentations, practical demonstrations, films, discussion forums, and specialist question and answer sessions, the Technology Colloquium for Museums and Galleries is essential for everyone working in museums who is looking for fresh ideas about how technology can help enhance engagement, education and participation in museums and galleries...
With an innovative approach to professional inquiry, the Technology Colloquium for Museums and Galleries will allow for chance encounters and spontaneous discussion and discovery.
Come and share your experiences and make new connections with interesting and interested people. Refreshments and lunch included.
Places are limited. Join delegates from a diverse range of organisations, including: British Postal Museum & Archive, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, St Paul’s Cathedral, Museum of London, Royal Horticultural Society, National Portrait Gallery, King's College London, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Science Museum, University of Oxford, and The National Gallery.
The Best Original Thinking: Discover Innovative Ideas from Leading Museum Voices:
The keynote will be delivered by leading innovator Nancy Proctor, Head of Mobile Strategy & Initiatives, Smithsonian Institution (USA). Nancy is also Digital Editor of Curator: The Museum Journal, Program Chair for the 2010 Museums Computer Network (MCN) and co-organizer of the Tate Handheld conferences.
Speakers include Peter Pavement from Surface Impression who will explore the evolution of curatorship in terms of online media and participatory educational projects generating online exhibitions.
Dave Patten - Head of New Media at the Science Museum, London - will be looking at how museums can commission and incorporate daring digital artworks and how they can employ technology to add visual inventiveness and intuitive interactives to galleries.
Rhiannon Looseley and Paul Clifford from Museum of London will be discussing how they use technology and e-learning to enhance the learning experience at the museum.
Katy Beale, Digital and Comms Consultant (and previously Marketing Associate with Tate) will look forward to future trends and innovations in the use of Augmented Reality.
Artist, Filmaker and Creative Director David Bickerstaff will discuss 'Digital Objects in Museums: thoughts on dexterity, perception and narrative flow'.
James Connelly, Founder of Suitcase Media, will be explaining more about their innovative work with outsider groups in the creation of content and technology projects for museums.
David Scruton, Documentation and Access Manager at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, will be talking about creating successful online exhibitions.
FURTHER SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED...
Technology Champion - Supporting Museums
We would like to thank Antenna Audio for supporting the Technology Colloquium for Museums and Galleries.
Antenna Audio - storytelling for the digital age
Antenna Audio is the world's leading producer of interpretive audio tours and other self-guided audio and audio-visual experiences. Their solutions bring museums, historic sites, and cultural attractions to life through the use of music, images, video, sound effects, and archival audio or audio-visual material. Designed for all different audiences and environments, Antenna Audio solutions offer a comprehensive approach to the diverse educational and interpretive needs of our clients.
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Reserve your place online by credit or debit card for special discounted rate places. Or print off the PDF booking form and fax it back to reserve your place and be invoiced at the standard delegate rate.
We are pleased to announce an additional 30% discount is available for staff of Local Authority museums and members of the Association of Independent Museums (AIM). Please email greg@museum-id.com for further details...
Aims, Objectives and Moving Forwards...
There will be the opportunity to discuss how delegates can take forward some of the ideas from the Tech Colloquium. Working together as a group we will explore where we see possibility and discuss what actions we want to take as a result of being part of this event.
Delegate feedback from Museum-iD events:
"It was a most useful day. Carefully thought through and tightly focused. The speakers were judiciously chosen and it had a lively pace but with time for questions. I cannot fault it – it delivered everything you promised"
Nigel Semmens, Director of Communications & Media, The National Gallery, London
"I found the day inspiring and useful. Myself and colleagues are benefitting greatly. The positioning of these events is spot on in terms of progression for the sector"
Anna Salaman, Head of Formal Learning, National Maritime Museum
"I very much enjoyed the seminar. I loved the practical advice rooted in experience. Engaging speakers - particularly helpful to hear about potential pitfalls too – they were open and frank...very refreshing"
Lynette Burgess, Learning Manager, Colchester & Ipswich Museum Service
"...I thought the seminar was excellent, very useful indeed. I think your more imaginative approach is great for professional development"
Andrea Bishop, Director of Collections, National Motor Museum
Save Money - Book Online
Reserve your place online by credit or debit card for special discounted rate places. Or print off the PDF booking form and fax it back to reserve your place and be invoiced at the standard delegate rate.
