Teaching within Collections: Opportunities for Collaboration between Universities and Art Galleries / Museums

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Teaching within Collections: Opportunities for Collaboration between Universities and Art Galleries / Museums

1st March 2012, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

The seminar will focus in the morning on three collaborative papers, where curators and academics will reflect on their experience of using collections as teaching resources. The day will conclude with a round table discussion, with curators, academics and students participating. Registration will begin at 10.00am and the day will conclude at 4pm. There is space for an audience of 69.

With the increase in funding initiatives aimed at encouraging knowledge transfer and collaboration, the event is aimed primarily at education and museum professionals, but will be of equal benefit to students of various disciplines, and is meant to be practical above all. It aims to explore questions such as;

• What are the benefits/limitations/problems of using collections as teaching resources?
• In an age of digital media, how do collections retain their relevance to teaching practice?
• How do galleries/ museums balance the problems of preserving fragile and unique objects, while making them available to academics and students?

We are hoping to attract an audience of both curators and academics and the afternoon session will aim to be as interactive as possible in order to assist colleagues in developing collaborative partnerships.

Information for Delegates:

Booking fee for delegates is £40 (£30 for AAH members, £19 for concessions).

Booking by 23 February 2012 here.