Innovations in Education Programmes icam Education Group Conference
MAXXI, Rome 7-9 September 2011
WEDNESDAY/MERCOLEDI 7 September
15.30 Depart hotel to Ara Pacis Museum 16.00 Ara Pacis Museum Visit to Richard Meier’s Ara Pacis Museum 18.00 Depart Ara Pacis Museum to hotel, break 19.30 Informal dinner THURSDAY/GIOVEDI 8 September
08.30 Depart hotel to MAXXI 09.00 Introduction MAXXI President Pio Baldi, Director Margherita Guccione, Director Anna Mattirolo Chair Maristella Casciato 09.15 Session 1: Presentations and discussions 11.15 Coffee break MAXXI exhibitions: Carlo Scarpa e la forma delle parole Cina contemporanea Campo Baeza Confine evanescente 12.15 Session 2: Presentations and discussions 13.15 Sandwich lunch 14.15 Session 3: MAXXI Education Department Performing MAXXI laboratory Exploration of the building 16.00-18.00 Auditorium Musica per Roma S. Cecilia Academy Education Department 19.30 Dinner at MAXXI 21.00-22.00 Optional exhibitions tour FRIDAY/VENERDI 9 September
09.30 Depart hotel to MAXXI 10.00 Session 4: Presentations and discussions 11.00 Coffee break 11.30 Session 5: Presentations and discussions 13.00 Conference closes and sandwich lunch
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Presentations – accepted proposals
Kara Wescombe Head of Schools, Families and V&A/RIBA Partnership – Part 1 Young People, at the Victoria & Albert Museum, UK How approach to built environment education will respond to potential shifts in the curriculum in schools and agendas in Higher Education
Dr Elizabeth Grant Education Curator, RIBA V&A/RIBA Partnership – Part 2 British Architectural Library, UK How the Partnership will evolve in an era of reduced funding opportunities and increasing emphasis on open-source, user- led web technologies
Anne Qvale Special Advisor, National Research collaboration (”Snøkult”) on a Museum of Art, Architecture traveling architecture exhibition for schools. and Design, Norway The centre of attention for the pupils is a multi-touch presentation of the activity ”Design a new cultural center for the people in your town” Mart – Museo di arte Collection of architecture and design moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
MAXXI Education Department Contemporary architecture in the historic city. The museum’s role Rebecca Bailey Head of Education and Defending the Past – innovative outreach in a Outreach, RCAHMS, UK remote community Christina Budde Education Curator, Deutsches "outreach architecture education" / Architekturmuseum, Germany cooperation with schools.
The DAM is leaving the "ivory-tower" museum and becoming more and more an expert for curricular and extra-curricular activities Tracy Myers Curator of Architecture and Parallels between the creative process in art, Curatorial Liaison for architecture and science – Part 1 Exhibitions Carnegie Museum of Art, USA Marilyn Russell Chair and curator of education Parallels between the creative process in art, at Carnegie Museum of Art, architecture and science – Part 2 USA Associazione Amate l’architettura
Associazione Urban Experience
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Practical information
Host Venue
MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts via Guido Reni, 4 A 00196 Roma www.fondazionemaxxi.it/en/
Metro A stop Flaminio followed by tram n. 2 stop Apollodoro Bus n. 53, 217, 280, 910
The local hosts and organisers are Marta Morelli and Sofia Bilotta of the MAXXI Education Department
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Costs
Attendance at the conference is free. Delegates must arrange and pay for their own travel and accommodation.
The icam Board has provided funds to support those delegates who would not be able to attend without financial support. Subsidies in the region of 200-250 Euros are available for up to five delegates. Subsidies will be paid in cash in Euros at the conference. If you wish to apply for a subsidy please email Rebecca Bailey, Chair of the icam Education Group, explaining why you need financial support, no later than 30 June 2011. [email protected] Please only apply if you could not attend without the support.
Accommodation
Information on accommodation recommendations, and assistance with booking, will be circulated by MAXXI shortly. If you wish to arrange your own accommodation directly, you may find it helpful to be between Piazza del Popolo or Piazzale Flaminio and the Flaminio district.
Registration
To register to attend the conference please email Rebecca Bailey, Chair of the icam Education Group, by 30 June 2011, with your name, job title, and institution. [email protected]
Presentation proposals
The theme of the conference is ‘Innovations in Education Programmes’. If you would like to present a 15 minute paper under that theme, please email Rebecca Bailey, Chair of the icam Education Group, by 1 June 2011, with your name, job title, institution, and a brief abstract of your proposal. [email protected]
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