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. .