Here are the full programme details for the forthcoming Sweden/ Britain
Museum Education Conference
For more information contact, Roy Lawson at: [log in to unmask] tel: 0191 222
7419
Date: 9.30 - 4.00pm, 5 October 2000
Venue: University of Newcastle, Curtis Lecture Hall.
Cost: £15.00 to include lunch. Cheques made payable to "University of
Newcastle" (preferred) or write with details for official invoicing.
This one-day conference will be part of a week-long visit by Swedish museum
education professionals to the North East. The conference will comprise five
speakers from England and five from Sweden discussing contemporary practice
and issues in heritage and museum education. The aim is to share examples of
good practice and current concerns from both countries. The conference
should be of interest to all those working in museum and heritage education.
ICCHS 2000
CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AND ISSUES IN
MUSEUM AND HERITAGE EDUCATION IN ENGLAND AND SWEDEN.
Conference Programme
What's On.
09:30 Welcomes and introductions Conference opened by Madeline Atkins and
chaired by Peter Stone
10:00 UK Speaker "International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies",
PETER DAVIS, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
10:20 Swedish Speaker TINA RODHE, Chairman of Fuism
10:40 UK Speaker MIKE CORBISHLEY, English Heritage.
11:00 Coffee
11:20 Swedish Speaker "Barkarby Arkeodrom - Cultural Heritage Center under
way" KENNETH SVENSSON, project leader, Barkarby.
11:40 UK Speaker SUZANNE SPICER , Vice-Chair of GEM.
12:00 Questions
12:15 Buffet Lunch
13:30 Swedish Speaker "New Aims for Education - involving and interacting
with the pupils. Experiences from schoolprojekts at Vitlycke museum and
Tanum World Heritage area" MARIA CARLGREN, Curator of Education at
Bohusläns museum
13:50 UK Speaker HELEN SINCLAIR,Tyne and Wear Museums
14:10 Swedish Speaker "The Swedish Schoolsystem and an example of work
with preschool groups" TINA RODHE, Head of Education, The Museum of Medieval
Stockholm.
14:30 Coffee
14:50 UK Speaker Steve Manion, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.
15:10 Swedish Speaker How far can you go? - Respect and Response." INGER
ELGESTEDT, Curator of Education at Gotheberg City Museum.
15:30 Round-ups and Questions (Plenary)
16:00 Close
The conference will be the inaugural event of the University of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne's new 'International Centre for Cultural and Heritage
Studies.'
Contact: Dr Peter Stone, International Centre for Cultural and Heritage
Studies, Department of Archaeology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.
Telephone: 0191 222 7419
For more information please contact, [log in to unmask]
Ian Blackwell
Audience Development Officer
North East Museums
House of Recovery
Bath Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 5SQ
tel: 0191 222 1661
fax: 0191 261 4725
www.northeastmuseums.co.uk
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