Past Events
- MGM Museum of London and IOI presents
- Making Connections: The Present - The Global Museum
- Venue: Museum of London
- Date: May 22, 2006
- Time: 6:30pm
- Tickets: £7.50 (£5 conc, including IoI members)
- Booking: Box office telephone: 0870 444 3850
Should museums be obliged to play a role on the international stage? Some argue that they are indispensable to rebuilding national identity and therefore an integral factor in peace building. Others suggest they should be making a contribution to development in third world countries. But what qualifies museums to deal with such political issues? Are there dangers in this approach, which means they would be better off concentrating on their own collections, back at home? A panel debates the issues.
The debate will be chaired by Gillian Reynolds, radio critic of the Daily Telegraph, Chairman of Trustees of the Charles Parker Archive, Trustee of National Museums Liverpool
Other speakers include:
Claude Ardouin, Head of the African Section Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, The British Museum
Henrietta Hopkins, MLA, Partner, Hopkins Van Mil
Professor Jack Lohman, International Council of Museums UK and Director of Museum of London
See websites: Museums and Galleries Month and Museum of London for more information