UMG Conference 2023

 Registration & refreshments 

 Welcome & introduction 

• Esme Ward, Director, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester

 AIATSIS Keynote Address

Chair: Dr Njabulo Chipangura, Curator of Living Cultures, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester

Examining relationships, partnerships, and cultural heritage: experiences from the AIATSIS Return of Cultural Heritage Program

• Dr Iain G. Johnston, Senior Researcher, Return of Cultural Heritage Program, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
• Ophelia Rubinich, Assistant Director, Return of Cultural Heritage Program, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

 Manchester Museum Showcase

Chair: Georgina Young, Head of Collections

Shared provenance research with communities — stories of Zulu beadwork

• Dr Njabulo Chipangura, Curator of Living Cultures

Belonging and Indigenisation in UK Museums

• Dr Alexandra Alberda, Curator of Indigenous Perspectives

“Museums, Sustainability and Wellbeing”, the role of sustainability and wellbeing with regards to culture, community, and museum practice

• Dr Sadia Habib, Young People Co-ordinator

Top Floor and Environmental Action

• Hannah Hartley, Environmental Action Manager
• Alison Criddle, Museum Development Northwest

 Lunch / free time

2.15 – 3.00

 Tours:

Co-ordinator: George Young, Head of Exhibitions and Collections

• The South Asia Gallery
• The Chinese Culture Gallery
• The Belonging Gallery
• Golden Mummies of Egypt Special Exhibition
• Dinosaurs Gallery

 Case Studies

Chair: Dr Alexandra Alberda, Curator of Indigenous Perspectives, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester

Museum of Medicine and Health; Materials in Medicine

• Stephanie Seville, Heritage Officer, Museum of Medicine and Health in Social Responsibility and Public Engagement Team, University of Manchester

Reimagining and evaluating; the new Royal College of Music Museum

• Prof Gabriele Rossi Rognoni, HonRCM, Chair of Material Culture & Music and Curator, Royal College of Music Museum

ESD, SDGs and UMGs: from acronyms to action

• Dr Rhianedd Smith, Director of University Museums and Special Collections Services Academic Learning and Engagement, University of Reading

Mobilising Oxford’s cultural assets for social prescribing, health and well being

• Dr Harriet Warburton, Head of Research and Impact Management, Oxford University Gardens, Libraries & Museums
• Helen Adams, Head of Audience and Engagement Support, Oxford University Gardens, Libraries & Museums

Continuing small changes towards sustainable museum practice at the Museum of Design in Plastics

• Dr Louise Dennis, Curator, Museum of Designs in Plastics, Arts University Bournemouth

Building empathy, sustainability and well-being in the Lee Kai Hung Chinese Gallery

• Andrea Winn, Curator of Community Exhibitions, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester
• Dr Fang Zong, Project Assistant for Chinese Culture Gallery, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester

Egypt Dispersed Heritage and Comics

• Heba Abd El Gawad, Project Researcher, Egypt Dispersed Heritage Project, Institute of Archaeology, UCL
• Mohammed Nasser, Cartoonist, Egypt Dispersed Heritage Project
• Dr Alice Stevenson, Project Researcher, Egypt Dispersed Heritage Project, Institute of Archaeology, UCL

Champion and challenge: making change in the university museum

• Dr Hannah Price, Head of Partnerships, University of Cambridge Museums
• Jasmine Brady, Visitor Experience Coordinator and Chair, Change Makers

 Break

 Discussion Panel 

Chair: Dr Alexander Sturgis, Director, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Future Funding & Partnerships 

• Dr Allan Sudlow, Director of Partnerships and Engagment, Arts & Humanities Research Council
• Dr Alexandra Spittle, Senior Policy Advisor, Research England

 Top floor social & refreshments