Digital developments have significantly impacted the landscape of museums and their operations – not only enhancing the ways in which museums engage with their audiences but also reshaping the ways that of museums work. The digital conference "Museums as Laboratories: A Scandinavian Perspective," aims to highlight institutions that have shifted from traditional roles to dynamic entities that actively re-think and innovate in the sphere of digital development.
The gathering will feature projects that are live, tangible experiments that shed light on both the successes and the inevitable challenges of venturing into new digital terrains.
The conference will feature the unveiling of three digital prototypes, fruits of an international fellowship at the Nationalmuseum of Sweden. Nationalmuseum is also privileged to have speakers Birgitte Sauge from the National Museum in Oslo and Freyja Rut Emilsdóttir from the Museum "1238 – The Battle of Iceland" to share their expertise.
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Date and time
28 November 2023, 1pm – 5pm CET
Participation
via Zoom. A link for joining the conference will be sent to you after having confirmed your registration.
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Cost
Free of charge
Host
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Programme
Host: Eva-Maria Bongardt, Head of digital development, Nationalmuseum Stockholm
Moderation: Katja Zelljadt, Art and Culture Consultant, Berlin
Producer: Jenni Forthoffer, Digital Producer, Dortmund
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13:00–13:10
Welcome!
Eva-Maria Bongardt
Head of digital development, Nationalmuseum Stockholm
13:15–14:00
Digital experiments in Museums
Talks with:
- Birgitte Sauge
Senior Curator Architecture at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (Oslo) - Freyja Rut Emilsdóttir
General Manager at 1238 - The Battle of Iceland (Sauðárkrókur)
and the NEO Collections Fellows:
- Josefina Itoiz
Professor at the University of Buenos Aires - Julia Martinez Heimann
Filmmaker and cultural manager, Buenos Aires - Kirill Agafonov
Artist, microterritory.land - Maria Mkrtycheva
Curator of public programmes, researcher, Russia/United Kingdom - Preksha Malu
Freelance Communications Manager, Mumbai - Priyanka Raju Parulekar
Writer and freelance artist, Mumbai
14:00–14:05
Break
14:05–14:25
Crossing borders: “The Forest in the House. Exploring parallel realities”. A design-based architecture exhibition experiment.
Birgitte Sauge
Senior Curator Architecture at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
14:25–14:45
Story of the past, told in the present, with the technology of the future
Freyja Rut Emilsdóttir
General Manager at 1238 - The Battle of Iceland, Sauðárkrókur
14:45–15:05
Q&A with both speakers
15:05–15:15
Break
15:15–15:35
Prototype "Home-landing”
- Tanya Boyarkina
Creative Producer and Digital Practitioner, Compiler, London - Oscar Cass-Darweish
Creative Technologist and Digital Practitioner, Compiler, London
Based on the concept of the NEO Collections Fellows Maria Mkrtycheva and Kirill Agafonov.
15:35–15:55
Prototype "NeoAr"
- Jafar Hejazi
Freelance digital dramaturge at Bozar, Brussels - Mahdi Bakhshi
Digital artist, Vienna
Based on the concept of the NEO Collections Fellows Josefina Itoiz and Julia Martinez Heimann.
15:55–16:15
Prototype "Dead Painters Séance"
- Kriss Blank
Game Developer, Bradford - Shi Blank
Game Developer, Bradford
Based on the concept of the NEO Collections Fellows Prekshaa Malu and Priyanka Parulekar.
16:15–16:20
Break
16:20–16:50
Deeper Dives into the Prototypes (Breakout rooms)
16:50–17:00
Thank you and next steps
Eva-Maria Bongardt
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Short biographies
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