The Falstad Centre and the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews are inviting you to an online Polish-Norwegian seminar on "The Digitalisation of Memory".
- Seminar online, 2nd – 4th of February, 2021
- Language of the seminar – English
- Participation in the seminar is free of charge
- Registration is closed
Cultural institutions more and more often use new technologies in order to attract new groups of visitors but also to broaden their educational message. Especially in the year 2020, the pandemic situation has made us aware of how many areas of life digital media can cover.
It has made museums and memorials workers not only respond to the situation by shifting the activities to online spaces but also to redefine the ways of being in contact with the audience by using a wide range of digital tools as well as to reflect on the situation we found ourselves in.
We wonder: To what extent can we continue the process of developing digital concepts? Where do we find new opportunities? Where are the ethical boundaries?
The seminar will explore the possibilities and boundaries of digital media in museums and memorial institutions. There will be presentations held by experts in the field, workshops, and many interesting discussions.
The purpose of the seminar is to ensure the exchange of knowledge and good practices by experts, activists, and museum professionals dealing with social memory, intercultural education, and the use of new technologies at cultural institutions operating in the field of heritage and memory preservation.
We especially invite individuals, who work in museums, cultural and memorial institutions, human rights centers from Poland and Norway to participate.
Technical information >>
- The seminar will take place from the 2nd to the 4th of February 2021
- The seminar will be online.
- All activities will be conducted in English
There are two ways of participation in the seminar possible:
- For registered participants from Poland and Norway, we prepared workshops, lectures, presentations, and panel discussions taking place from the 2nd to the 4th of February 2021
- Those who cannot take part in the whole seminar will be invited to the morning sessions on the 3rd and 4th of February 2021, which will be live-streamed on the websites of the organisers.
Program >>
The final program will be published in January
February 2nd, 2021
The group of Polish and Norwegian participants meet for an afternoon session to get to know the Falstad Centre, POLIN Museum, the collaborative project and most importantly each other. The main goal of the session is to create a safe arena for good discussions and reflections, despite that the seminar is taking place online. The activities include presentations of the participants, various get-to-know-each-other activities, and initial discussions.
- 12:00 – 12:50 Welcome to "The Digitalisation of Memory"
Practical information and presentation of the program
Presentation of the Falstad Centre and the POLIN Museum
- 12:50 – 13:00 Break
- 13:00 – 15:00 Presentation of the participants
Short introduction by each participant, plus a short introduction of each participants experience in developing and using technology at museums and memorials
- 15:00 – 15:15 Break
- 15:15 – 16:30 Introduction to the main topic of the seminar and initial thematic discussion
- 16:30 End of Day 1
February 3rd, 2021
This day is devoted to further exploration within the field of the new technologies used by cultural institutions. We will have lectures and presentations of digital solutions at museums and memorials, and we will have a workshop about modern technology for museum audiences.
Part 1: The digital museum, memorial and authentic site (public streaming)
- 09:00 – 09:05 Welcome to "The Digitalisation of Memory"
Christian Wee, director of The Falstad Centre
- 09:05 – 09:35 Keynote "Museums Shaping Futures: Making Sense of Technologies in 2021"
Ewa Drygalska, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
- 09:35 – 09:55 Presentation TBA (public streaming)
- 09:55 – 10:10 TBA
- 10:10 – 10:30 Break
- 10:30 – 10:50 Presentation "Falstad Digital Reconstruction and V/AR guide" (public streaming)
Ingvild Hagen Kjørholt, Falstad Centre
- 10:50 – 11:10 Presentation "The Legacy Gallery, a new permanent exhibition at POLIN Museum" (public streaming)
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and Tamara Sztyma, POLIN Museum
- 11:10 – 11:25 Break
- 11:25 – 12:00 Summary discussion "Technology now and then"
Part 2: Workshop
- 13:00 – 16:00 Workshop "Modern Technology for Museum Audiences"
Malgorzata Zając, POLIN Museum
- 16:00 End of Day 2
February 4th, 2021
The final day of the seminar is devoted to the ethical boundaries of the digitalisation of memory. Is there an ethical line? Why or why not? The main panel discussion will address the ethical boundaries of technology when educating about the Holocaust.
Part 1: The ethical boundary of technology at museums, memorials and authentic sites (public streaming)
- 09:00 – 09:05 Welcome
- 09:05 – 09:45 Keynote "Too far away or too close to the past? Some reflections on digital games as memory media"
Tabea Widemann, University of Konstanz
- 09:45 – 10:00 Break
- 10:00 – 10:20 Presentation TBA
- 10:20 – 10:40 Presentation TBA
- 10:40 – 11:00 Break
- 11:00 – 11:55 Main panel discussion
Stephanie Billib, Bergen-Belsen Memorial, Victoria Walden, University of Sussex and Tabea Widemann, University of Konstanz
- 11:55 – 12:00 Thank you
Part 2: Workshop
- 13:00 – 14:15 Workshop "Dimensions in Testimony"
Karen Jungblut and Kia Hays, USC Shoah Foundation
- 14:15 – 14:30 Break
- 14:30 – 15:45 Workshop TBA
- 15:45 – 16:00 Summary and final discussion
For additional questions please contact us at: [email protected]
The number of places in the seminar is limited. In the case of more applications than places, the organisers reserve the right to shortlist participants based on the application.
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