Refugee legacies in museum and heritage sites
1st online talk (January 19, 2023, TO BE CONFIRMED) Prof. Boris Nieswand, Prof. for Sociology with a specialisation in Migration and Diversity for January, University of Tübingen (Germany) 2nd online talk (January 24, 2023, TO BE CONFIRMED) Olga Zabalueva & Armando Perla (Museum of Movements, Sweden) 3rd online talk (early February 2023, THE EXACT DATE TO BE CONFIRMED) Julia Ferloni (Curator at the Mucem, France) Mohamed El Khatib (artist, France) 4th online talk (mid February 2023, THE EXACT DATE TO BE CONFIRMED) Stefan Bastina, Migrantour network (France) Dr Andrea Delaplace (Sorbonne, France) 5th online talk (March 2023, THE EXACT DATE TO BE CONFIRMED) Prof. Michael Marmarinos (Professor at the Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, Artistic Director of Eleusis 2023, Cultural Capital of Europe) 6th online talk (April 2023, THE EXACT DATE TO BE CONFIRMED) Amina Krvavac (Executive Director, War Childhood Museum, Bosnia and Herzegovina) This is the 2nd Edition of “Challenging Museums: Rethinking Institutional Norms and Practices” programme. It focuses on refugee legacies and how they impacted individuals and communities, their stories and material culture as well as their collection and representation in museum and heritage sites.
Application Deadline
Virtual Part starting date
2023-01-19
Virtual Part closing date
2023-04-30
Total student workload
180
Specific field of studies
No
Pre-requisite for selection
CV
Motivation Letter
Academic pre-requisites for applicants
Students must have a background in Museology or/and Heritage Studies or Sociology or History and Archaeology or Law
Physical Part starting date
2023-05-15
Physical Part Description
Day 1 (am time) – Monday 15th May 2023
· Introductory session
· Team building exercises
· Refugees’ bio-stories in education, in museums, in communities: Theoretical outlines (Part 1)
Day 1 (am time) – Monday 15th May 2023
· Refugees’ bio-stories in education, in museums, in communities: Theoretical outlines (Part 2)
· Tutorials - Group work (Part 1)
Instructors: Marlen Mouliou (NKUA), Thaleia Dragona (NKUA), Maria Iakovou (NKUA), Vassiliki Chrysanthopoulou (NKUA), Philia Issari (NKUA), Villi Fotopoulou (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports), Andromachi Katselaki & Olga Sakalli (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports) and others
Day 2 (am time) – Tuesday 16th May 2023
· Visits to museums (National Historical Museum, National Museum of Contemporary Art)
· Discussion with curators and museum educators (Reggina Katsimardou, Natassa Kastriti, Marina Tsekou)
Day 2 (pm time) – Tuesday 16th May 2023
· City walks related to the theme of the programme
· Visit to the Museum Philio Chaidemenou, Nea Philadelpheia (Guided tour, participation in an educational activity)
· Tutorials - Group work (Part 2)
Day 3 (am time) – Wednesday 17th May 2023
· Visit to Melissa Community Centre for Migrant and Refugee Women (Dr Nadina Christopoulou and other representatives of Melissa Network)
· Discussion with the team of the Community Centre and Representatives of Migrant Women
Day 3 (pm time) – Wednesday 17th May 2023
· City walks related to the theme of the programme
· Museum visits
· Tutorials - Group work (Part 3)
Day 4 (am and pm time) – Thursday 18th May 2023 (in Eleusina)
· Eleusis Cultural Capital of Europe 2023 – All day programme together with the Eleusis 2023 team, led by Prof. Michael Marmarinos, Artistic Director of Eleusis 2023 (talks, museums and heritage sites visits, discussion with community representatives with refugee background, workshops, etc.)
· Tutorials - Group work (Part 4)
Day 5 (am time) – Friday 19th May 2023 (in Eleusina)
· Group work presentations
· Assessment discussion and Wrap up
· Closure of the programme
Physical Part closing date
2023-05-19
Language level required
C2
Field of studies related to the course
Social Science and Humanities
Course location
Athens, Eleusina (Greece)
Course language
English