Join us on 23 March 2021, 10:00 am - 12:30
08 March 2021
Museum Forum
Tuesday 23 March 2021, 10:00 am – 12:30
Museums Beyond Covid: Reset, Rethink & Respond
Panel Session 1: 10:00 – 11:05am
Chair: Sinéad McCartan, Director, NI Museums Council
10:00-10:05
Welcome and Introduction
Sinéad McCartan
10:05-10:20
Margaret Henry, CEO, Thrive Audience Development
Culture Beyond Covid: Let’s Catch Up
10:20-10:35
Maeve Walls, Director of Culture, Department for Communities
A Look Forward
10:35-10:50
Rosemarie McHugh, Director of Product Development, Tourism Northern Ireland
A tourism perspective – the NI tourism brand promise and consumer insights
10:50-11:05
Q & A Discussion
11:05-11:15
BREAK
Panel Session 2: 11:15-12:30
Chair: Prof Elizabeth Crooke, Professor Heritage and Museum Studies, Ulster University
11:15-11:30
Paul Mullan, Northern Ireland Director, National Lottery Heritage Fund
The Heritage Fund view of the opportunity for museums in Northern Ireland
11:30-11:45
Anra Kennedy, Culture24
Digital transformation – beyond the Covid kickstart
11:45-12:00
Lynn Scarff, Director, National Museum of Ireland
Relevance and Resilience: Perspectives of a National Cultural Institution
12:00-12:30
Q & A Discussion
This is a FREE event for members of the NI Museums Council and will be hosted using Microsoft Teams. You will receive a Microsoft Teams email invitation on Monday 22 March.
Book your place: Booking is essential.
Please email: rachel.mccance@nimc.co.uk,
by Friday 19 March 2021
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