THE INCLUSIVE MUSEUM

U.S. CONSULATE THESSALONIKI - BRITISH COUNCIL - STATE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - T.C.H.

The Inclusive Museum: Broadening the Role of Museums and Cultural Institutions in Society

10:00            Registrations
11:00            Welcome Remarks
11:30            Karen Wong, Deputy Director, New Museum, New York
                     “New Ideas: Ideas City and New Inc.”
                     Q&A
12:30            Esme Ward, Head of Engagement, the Whitworth, the University of Manchester
                     “For the perpetual gratification of the people: transforming the Whitworth”
                     Q&A
13:30            Break
14:00           Anita Contini, Head of Arts and Culture, Bloomberg Philanthropies, New York
15:00           Panel Discussion
16:30           Closing Remarks

Maria Tsantsanoglou, Director, State Museum of Contemporary Art
George Emmanuel Lazaridis, Artistic Director, Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Alexandros Baltzis, Associate Professor on the sociology of the arts and mass communication, Department of Journalism and Mass
Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Vangelis Ioakimidis, Director, Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki
Sophia Kaitatzi Whitlock, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Moderator: Υiota Sotiropoulou, Journalist, Editor in Chief, Cultural Section, Angelioforos Newspaper

Under the auspices of the Thessaloniki Municipality, Deputy Municipality of Culture, Education and Sports & the Five Museums Network