! ! ! Picture this! – International Conference on Photography and Videos in Museums Today, 24–25 November 2016, Helsinki, Finland #picturethis Programme Thursday 24th November 2016 Venue: Kiasma, Theatre 9.15 Registration and coffee/tee 10.00 Opening of the Conference Museum director Leevi Haapala, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma Chairs of the day, Museum director Elina Heikka, the Finnish Museum of Photography and Perttu Rastas, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma 10.15 Affordances of Digital Photography. Case Finland. Merja Salo, Professor of Visual Communication and Photography, Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture 11.00 Digital trends, computational photography and the changing role of the photographic image Stephen Mayes, Creative manager, commercial strategist and business developer for media professionals 11.45 Short break 12.00 Challenging Museum Photography: Image Quality for Cultural Heritage. Colin White, Freelance photographer, Photographic consultant 12.45 Light lunch and coffee/tee 13.30 A Cultural Institution without Borders: Louisiana Channel. Disseminating creative knowledge and artistic experience online Peder Wuth, Project Manager, Louisiana Channel 14.15 Photography in the Finnish National Gallery Pirje Mykkänen, Head of Photography, Finnish National Gallery 15.00 Short break 15.15 Panel discussion: What next? Use and re-use of images and videos in 2026 Moderator: Elina Heikka, Museum director, the Finnish Museum of Photography Ismo Malinen, Chief Intendant, National Board of Antiquities, Archives and Information Services Reetta Nisonen, Art Teacher, Viikki Teacher Training School Helsinki University Merja Salo, Professor of Visual Communication and Photography, Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture Petri Ruikka, Pixelache Coordinator 16.30 End of day one 18.30-22.00 Reception at the Finnish Museum of Photography Address: Tallberginkatu 1, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki Welcome to spend a lovely evening together at the Finnish Museum of Photography. During the evening you will have a chance to see museums´ current exhibition by the world renowned photo journalist Alec Soth. The evening continues at Faro Restaurant (Kellosaarenranta 2) with light dinner and drinks. Friday 25th November 2016 Venues: Ateneum and Kiasma Morning session at Ateneum Hall 9.00 Registration and coffee/tee 9.30 Welcome to Ateneum & Chair of the day, Riitta Ojanperä, Director, Collections Management, Finnish National Gallery 9.40 Documenting installations Perttu Rastas, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma 10.10 Cataloguing images and audiovisual material Leena Furu-Kallio, Coordinator, Collections Management Services, the Finnish Museums Association 10.30 Photogrammetry and 3D models as a new tool for exhibiting collections Rauno Huttunen, Versoteq & commentary by Henriikka Heikinheimo, Sports Museum of Finland 11.15 Short break and moving to parallel sessions 11.30 Parallel sessions I 1) Go creative with your phone! Host: Iiris Heikka, photographer Venue: Kiasma Seminar room Welcome to learn how to get better pictures with your smartphone. We go through technical things about light, flash, filters, and editing and how to catch the best moments! 2) Videoproduction in Museums Hosts: Olli Huttunen, Hannu Pakarinen & Niko Soveri Venue: Kiasma Studio (Meeting Point: Conference Registration Point at Kiasma Theatre Lobby) In this session you will learn about the video productions of Serlachius Museums Serlachius-TV and Finnish National Gallery. The hosts will share their expertise and experiences in producing videos. 3) Open House – Visit the Photographer's Studio in Ateneum (max 15 participants) Hosts: Hannu Aaltonen & colleagues, Finnish National Gallery Venue: Ateneum Studio (Meeting Point: in front of Café Modigliani on the 3rd floor) Welcome behind the scenes in the Photographer´s Studio in Ateneum Art Museum. You will be accopanied by the photographers of the museum and have a chance to discuss and exchange ideas on photoghraphing art works where it all happens. 4) Vinkkejä ja hyviä käytäntöjä kuvaamiseen (only in Finnish) Kouluttaja: Johnny Korkman Paikka: Ateneum-sali Valokuvaustyöpaja on suunnattu erityisesti oman toimensa ohessa kuvaaville museoammattilaisille, jotka kaipaavat käytännön vinkkejä oman kuvaamisensa kehittämiseen. 13.30 Light lunch and coffee/tee at Kiasma Theatre Lobby (for participants attending sessions 1 & 2) and at Ateneum Restaurant (for participants attending sessions 3 & 4) 14.30 Parallel sessions II Sessions 1-4, see descriptions above. 16.30 Closing of the Conference at Ateneum Hall Closing remarks by Kimmo Levä, Secretary General, the Finnish Museums Association https://www.facebook.com/events/1585991371702470/ http://www.museoliitto.fi/picturethis .