Dr Richard Bates, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, will chair the Global Conversation series, this session will be held on the topic of ‘The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine’ – as part of the International Museum Day celebrations during May 2021.
Facilitated by the interdisciplinary GCRF Cultural Heritage Hub Consolidation Project based at the University of St Andrews, this webinar is part of a global conversation series for GCRF researchers based at the University and our international partners.
Speakers and Projects:
Dr Alan Miller, School of Computer Science
Alan has been involved in the use of Virtual World technologies for Cultural Heritage for over 10 years. He is a member of the Open Virtual Worlds (OVW) research group at the University of St Andrews and co-CEO of Smart History.
Dr Katie Eagleton, University of St Andrews
Director of Libraries and Museums. After completing her PhD at Cambridge, she became a curator in the British Museum, then the British Library’s Head of Asian and African Collections. In 2017 Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Ronald Martínez Villarreal, National Museum of Costa Rica
Facilitator for the Regional and Community Museums Office of the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. Ronald is a Co-Investigator for the GCRF funded Community Crafts and Culture project.
Samuel Franco Arce, Casa K’ojom Guatemala
An expert in first-aid for cultural heritage as a mechanism to mitigate the damage that heritage may suffer in the event of a disaster or an emergency- former President of ICOM-LAC.
Natalie McGuire, Barbados Museum & Historical Society
Curator of Social History and Engagement at the Barbados Museum & Historical Society.
The event will be held on Thursday 27 May, 17:30 BST.
Meeting Registration: https://bit.ly/3fuMUYi
The conversation webinars will create a platform for sharing knowledge and experience from GCRF research. Aiming to inspire collaboration for sustainable partnerships between the University, communities, and global institutions will help researchers achieve their project’s ambition.
For the latest information, please visit the hub’s website and social media channels; Website [https://www.gcrfhub.org/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gcrfstandrews] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/GCRFstandrews].