Association of European Jewish Museums Annual Conference 2016
Staying Relevant – Future Audiences of Jewish Museums in a Changing Europe
Danish Jewish Museum, Copenhagen 19 - 22 November 2016 Optional Programme 23 November
Saturday 19 November
Optional Pre-Conference Tours
I. Museum Visit: Louisiana Museum II. Curatorial Tour of The Hirschsprung Collection
17:30 Registration opens at the Royal Library
18:15 Welcome from Hanno Loewy, President of the AEJM
18:30 Introduction of the conference theme
18:45 INTRODUCTION TALK Jewish Cultural Heritage in Denmark and its Relevance in Modern Danish Society, by Janne Laursen, Director of the Danish Jewish Museum
19:15 KEYNOTE LECTURE Staying Relevant – Future Audiences of Museums in a Changing Europe
20:15 Reception: kosher-style buffet dinner
22:00 Close of the programme
Sunday 20 November
9:30 CURATORIAL TOUR The delegates will explore the permanent exhibition of the Danish Jewish Museum, as well as the semi-temporary exhibition Home and the historical surroundings of Slotsholmen
11:30 Coffee break
12:00 CURATORIAL PERSPECTIVES Q&A with the team of the Danish Jewish Museum
13:00 Lunch
14:00 KEYNOTE SESSION Staying Relevant – Future Audiences of Jewish Museums in a Changing Europe Two short keynotes offer different perspectives and solutions on the conference theme, concluded by an Q&A
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 WORKSHOPS – 1st round
A. Textiles from the Collection of the DJM with Dr Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek and Prof. Hanne Trautner-Kromann (Lund University, SE)
B. Hebrew Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of the Royal Library with Dr Eva-Maria Jansson (Royal Library, Copenhagen), and Dr Johannes Wachten
C. Collecting Post-War History and the Contemporary with Janne Laursen and Signe Bergman Larsen (Danish Jewish Museum)
D. Museum Education – The Animated Museum Project of the Jewish Museum London with Tali Krikler (Jewish Museum London, UK)
Monday 21 November
9:30 EXCURSION to places of Jewish interest in Copenhagen
12:00 Lunch
13:00 MUSEUM FOCUS I – EXHIBITIONS MARKETPLACE This session will give insight into the diversity of temporary exhibition projects at Jewish museums in Europe
14:00 Jewish Museums Survey Presentation by Brigitte Sion, Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe
14:00 MUSEUM FOCUS II – ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS This session will enable delegates to discuss common challenges in focused groups
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 WORKSHOPDS - 2nd round See the Sunday programme for more details
Tuesday 22 November
9:30 MUSEUM FOCUS III Selected presentations
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 CONCLUDING DISCUSSION Staying Relevant – Looking Back and Ahead Moderated by Joanne Rosenthal (Jewish Museum London, UK)
12:30 CLOSING SESSION
13:00 End of the official programme
14:00 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the AEJM ends at 16:00 NB: This is open for AEJM members only
Delegates from non-member institutions are invited to join a curatorial tour of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptoteket
Wednesday 23 November
Optional Excursion Programme Please register in advance Excursion fee to be announced
In the Footsteps of the Rescue
In October 1943, thousands of people had to flee Denmark because they were Jewish. In the following weeks, the Danish coast and the narrow waters between Denmark and neutral Sweden became the scene of both heroism and tragedy, as Jewish families sought safety.
“In the Footsteps of the Rescue” traces the rescue of the Danish Jews from Copenhagen along the coastline. The tour provides unparalleled access to important historical sights and places of interest and give insight into the latest research on the rescue of the Danish Jews.