New keynote speaker confirmed for MA Conference
Geraldine Kendall, 28.07.2010
Victoria Dickenson from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to deliver keynote address in October - last chance to book for early bird discount
The MA has confirmed that the latest keynote speaker at the MA Conference in October will be Victoria Dickenson, chief knowledge officer at Canada’s newest national museum, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Dickenson has over thirty-five years’ experience working in the Canadian and international museum communities, both in research and public programming. She was previously executive director at Montreal’s McCord Museum of Canadian History.
Dickenson’s address will focus on the theme of museums and human rights. She will also talk about current funding models and the evolving direction of museum development in a country whose institutional traditions reflect those of both Europe and the United States.
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the first museum in Canada to be funded through a public-private partnership. Currently under construction in Winnipeg, when it opens in 2012 it will be the world’s only museum dedicated wholly to the subject of human rights.
Museums Journal editor Sharon Heal said she was delighted that Dickenson would be speaking at the conference.
Heal said: “It’s really important that we look beyond the UK at what museums are doing around the world. The idea of a campaigning museum that actively promotes human rights links really well to the Whose Museum Is It Anyway theme at conference.
“There has been lots of talk about the ‘Canadian model’ of public sector reform. Victoria will be able to share her experience of how that affected museums and how they are going about creating the first public-private partnership museum in Canada.”
Other keynote speakers at the conference include secretary of state for culture Jeremy Hunt, Manchester International Festival director Alex Poots and Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum.
The MA Conference runs 4-6 October at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. The MA is offering an early bird special of £70 off the full entry price until July 31. This week is the last chance to avail of the discount.
Click here to find out more about the MA Conference
Dickenson has over thirty-five years’ experience working in the Canadian and international museum communities, both in research and public programming. She was previously executive director at Montreal’s McCord Museum of Canadian History.
Dickenson’s address will focus on the theme of museums and human rights. She will also talk about current funding models and the evolving direction of museum development in a country whose institutional traditions reflect those of both Europe and the United States.
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the first museum in Canada to be funded through a public-private partnership. Currently under construction in Winnipeg, when it opens in 2012 it will be the world’s only museum dedicated wholly to the subject of human rights.
Museums Journal editor Sharon Heal said she was delighted that Dickenson would be speaking at the conference.
Heal said: “It’s really important that we look beyond the UK at what museums are doing around the world. The idea of a campaigning museum that actively promotes human rights links really well to the Whose Museum Is It Anyway theme at conference.
“There has been lots of talk about the ‘Canadian model’ of public sector reform. Victoria will be able to share her experience of how that affected museums and how they are going about creating the first public-private partnership museum in Canada.”
Other keynote speakers at the conference include secretary of state for culture Jeremy Hunt, Manchester International Festival director Alex Poots and Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum.
The MA Conference runs 4-6 October at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. The MA is offering an early bird special of £70 off the full entry price until July 31. This week is the last chance to avail of the discount.
Click here to find out more about the MA Conference
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