2017-09-19
Event organizer
International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art CiMAM
Singapore
Singapore
Ines Jover

conference

CiMAM Annual Conference on Museums and Collections of Modern Art

Start: 2017-11-10 01:00
End: 2017-11-12 00:00
Location: National Gallery Singapore
Place: Singapore
Fee: € 295 - € 490
The Roles and Responsibilities of Museums in Civil Society

Given the rising sentiments of populist nationalism that can be witnessed around the world, it is imperative that the roles of museums, their public functions and how they respond must be re-evaluated and re-examined. The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art CiMAM therefore asks:

  • How can national museums and art museums counter this global phenomenon of xenophobia and populism, to connect a local public with regional and international histories, perspectives and concerns?
  • How can museums continue to be effective forums in society where different communities and peoples of all backgrounds and beliefs still come together, instead of retreating into parochial isolation?
  • At the same time we return to the mission of CIMAM and consider: Who are CIMAMs stakeholders? Who has vested interests, and what are the constituencies to whom we are responsible?
Cities: National, Supranational?

To begin to address these issues, discussions at the CIMAM 2017 Annual Conference will start by considering the role of the city on Day 1. It considers the importance of cities for art, identity and history within the context of the national, regional, international and supranational. Can we speak of the contemporary city as sanctuary, as we speak of the museum as sanctuary? If contemporary political crises are inextricable from the politics of centres versus peripheries, can cities and the urban-international (art) elite be both the problem and the solution?

Learning from Southeast Asia

On Day 2, the conference focuses on the multifarious cultural and artistic contexts of Southeast Asia. It looks at the specificity of art museums and spaces in the region to consider their driving forces: what are some of the positions adopted by institutions, artists and agents in this part of the world? What are some of the lessons we can learn from Southeast Asia, a political construct as imaginary as it is intractable?

What and How do Museums Collect?

On the last day of the conference, the attention is turned to envision how collections can be activated to manifest their potential for civil society: how can collections and collection strategies of museums be representative of the constituencies they are intended to serve? How are a museums civil responsibilities reflected in its collection, and are there national, regional or international implications?

This year, a Pre-Conference Tour (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is being organised in addition to the traditional Post-Conference Tour (Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia). The aim is to provide delegates with opportunities for a fuller understanding of the heterogeneity and richness of artistic production and the concomitant development of museums and art spaces of Southeast Asia.

Registration

You can register by using the online-form. Registration closes at 30 September 2017.

Conference registration includes:

  • Access to all conference sessions*
  • Conference lunches, dinners and refreshment breaks
  • Access to organized visits
  • Coach service to and from planned visits
  • All registered delegates receive a tote bag with a copy of the conference program
  • Accommodation and airfare are not included
The CIMAM 2017 Annual Conference is organised by CIMAM and the National Gallery Singapore.
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