GEM Conference 2018: Past, Present and Future

4-6 September 2018, Nottingham

 

To celebrate GEM’s 70th anniversary this year’s conference will be exploring how the landscape of heritage education has evolved over time with a look to what lies ahead for the sector. 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS - Now is your chance to contribute to and shape this year’s conference!  Do you have practical experience from your own organisation that you would like to share?  Remember, we often learn a lot from something that goes wrong – please don’t be afraid to share your bitter experiences for the benefit of others!   The new deadline for proposals is Tuesday 29 May 2018.  We're especially looking for breakout sessions and GEM member presentation proposals. 

 

Confirmed keynote speakers:

• Esme Ward, director, Manchester Museum
• Sandeep Mahal, director, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature
• Beccy Speight, chief executive, Woodland Trust
• Tony Butler, executive director, Derby Museums
• Rhian Tritton, director of interpretation, collections & education & deputy CEO, SS Great Britain

 

What have we learned from previous practices and how can we ensure a sustainable and vibrant heritage education provision both now and in the future? There will be a focus on current innovative practices, which challenge previously held norms and have adapted to an ever shifting financial landscape. We shall also consider what the future holds and look at how we take our shared learning forward.

 

The conference will approach this through three major threads:

1. Sharing the learning from the heritage sector, with a focus on the evolution of our practices, audiences and outcomes.
2. Exploring current ground-breaking programmes, challenging previous thinking and developing new models.
3. Looking to future trends in heritage education, posing possible solutions and innovative working practices to address these.

 

If you’re interested in running a session or want to find out more about GEM conference, please visit www.gem.org.uk/event/gem-conference/.

 

 

Save the date for GEM Conference 2018 – 4-6 September, Lakeside Arts Centre Nottingham

GEM, 54 Balmoral Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 4PG, UK

Tel/Fax:  +44 (0) 1634 853424

www.gem.org.uk

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