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The Museum for all people: Art, Accessibility and Social Inclusion
02/04/2019 - 05/04/2019
The Museum for all people: Art, Accessibility and Social Inclusion
The MUSACCES Consortium (UCM-UNED-UAM) in the frame of its I+D activities in a more inclusive museology, invites the sienctific community to submit contributions, as oral communications or posters, to the International Conference “The Museum for all people: Art, Accessibility and Social Inclusion” which will be held in Madrid between 2nd-5th April 2017. It aims to create a space for dialogue and interdisciplinary meeting between museum managers, teachers, researchers, artists, students and other professionals from the world of culture to discuss the extension of the art museum to all people, regardless of its diversity.
Keynote Speakers: Hans-Martin Hinz (ex president, ICOM), Charles Robert Saumarez Smith (ex director, National Gallery), James Bradburne (Director, Pinacoteca di Breda), Maria Gravari-Barbas (UNESCO Heritage), Nicole Gesché-Koning (Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles / ICOM), Horst Bredekamp (Humboldt University of Berlin), José Manuel Cruz Valdovinos (UCM), Antonella Poce (Università Roma Tre), Tim Coughlan (Open University), Alice Semedo (Universidade do Porto), Lola Álvarez (Universidad de Granada), Eloísa Pérez Santos (UCM y Ministerio de Cultura), Encarna Lago (Red de Museos de Lugo), Hugues Dreysse (Université de Strasbourg), Juan M. Monterroso (USC), Federico Castro and Victoria Díaz (UC3M).
CALL FOR PAPERS
Thematic Scopes: 1. Pluralism in art. Aesthetic and sensory perceptions. / 2. Cultural heritage at everyone’s reach. / 3. Museums as spaces for knowledge . / 4. Museums and 21st century audiences . / 5. Museums and universities . / 6. Museums as spaces for inclusive innovation and technology / 7. Accesibility beyond the museum . / 8. Outstanding projects and practices in museology accessibility or social inclusion (poster).
The deadline for submitting papers is 15h February 2019. General participation rules and the communication submitting form may be found here.
Further information or any question can be sent to the following address: museumforall@musacces.es