Museum Studies Symposium May 15th 2025

Live stream and recordings

We used Echo360 for live streaming to make the talks available live online, and to record sessions. This is a system built into our lecture theatres and larger seminar rooms.

Recordings will be added below once they have been processed.

Schedule

• 10:00 to 12:00 Virtual and Augmented Reality masterclass in the Teaching Grid (Library)
  • Introduction from the Digital Arts and Humanities Lab's Robert O'Toole - watch the recordingLink opens in a new window
  • Hear from Jamie Larkin about the Createch FrontiersLink opens in a new window project and funding opportunities - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Isabella Jeong will present on her undergraduate research into Shakespeare and VRLink opens in a new window - watch.
  • Alex Attridge talking about the work of WMG in the cultural sector - watch.Link opens in a new window
  • Paul Long from MBD (top museums-related immersive experience production company) - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: what would you want to see created with a museum using these techniques?

Symposium Sessions in OC1.05:

• 13.00 Introducing Warwick, the network, and opportunities to collaborate with Robert O'Toole (DAHL), Reece Goodall (Arts URSS), Jamie Larkin (CreatechFrontiers).
  • Question: what do you want to get out of the network and collaborations?
• 13.05 Helen Wheatley introduces the Warwick Institute of Engagement - watchLink opens in a new window.
• 13.20 Cathy Hampton (Warwick Uni Languages):
  • Imagining the museum: using the idea of the museum exhibition in a French first-year assignment - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: ‘Imaginary museum: Museum imaginary’: share 3 words that spring to mind.
• 13.35 Margaux Whiskin (Warwick Uni Languages):
  • Partnerships with cultural institutions for the development of student-research projects - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: How can we ensure mutually beneficial collaborations between the University of Warwick and its partner museums?
• 13.50 Shankara Angadi (Warwick Uni History):
  • "Don't teach, don't preach, don't patronise": finding new ways to create a learning-rich environment - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: "Museums show us "otherness", that's a good thing, isn't it?
• 14.05 Ellie King (Warwick Uni History, WMG, IATL):
  • "What motivated you to visit the museum today?" Data, stories, and a few things we know about museum audiences - watchLink opens in a new window.
• 14.20 Charlotte Woodhead (Warwick Uni Law):
  • Markers of justice: making visible Nazi Era dispute resolution in museum texts - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: How far do museums have a duty to make visible the past legal history of objects, even when that has been resolved?
• 14.35 Discussion, networking, break
  
  
• 14.45 Lily Crowther:
  • Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, an introduction to the museum - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: Would you like to see museum collections used more in university teaching? How?
• 15.00 Claudia Davies (Heritage & Culture Warwickshire):
  • Warwickshire Museum - Unlocking Collections project - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: Who are the hidden voices in your collections?
• 15.15 Peter Lester (Independent Researcher):
  • Archival Exhibitions and Museums - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: What examples of exhibitions can you share that include the display of written documents or archives, and what did you like/dislike about them?
• 15.30 Discussion, networking, break
  
  
• 16.00 Jessica Bianchera (University of Verona visiting academic):
  • University Museums as Cultural Poles, The Case of the New Collection and the Museum of the Contemporary at the University of Verona - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: What innovative strategies can university museums adopt to enhance community engagement while maintaining their academic role? What does the community expect from the university institution?
• 16.15 Hannah Ayres (Warwick Uni Sociology):
  • Photovoice in Action: Creating Experiential Representation - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: What is one reason that representation (particularly that of marginalised people and topics) does not take place at museums and heritage institutions?
• 16.30 Smriti Dutt (Warwick Uni History of Art)
  • The National Crafts Museum, Delhi: A Living Model of Participatory Museology - watchLink opens in a new window.
  • Question: Would you be more likely to visit a museum that includes live demonstrations, food experiences, and artist interactions?
• 16.45 Melanie Stavrou (Warwick Uni Cultural & Media Policy Studies)
  • A case study of Cypriot Museums re-building community relations - watch.Link opens in a new window
  • Question: Do you trust museums? Why or why not? Why is it important for museums to be trustworthy?
• 17.00 Wrap-up, next steps for the network.
  • Question: what should we do next with the network?