Conference program

Please note: The programme lay-out is preliminary and subject to changes. A more detailed programme will be published in August.

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Day 1 Monday 19 September

Venue: Eidsvoll 1814, Eidsvoll

• Opening session, cultural happening and welcoming addresses
• Plenary session 1: «Museums under pressure – answering the challenges”
• Evening reception at Oslo City Hall

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Day 2 Tuesday 20 September

Venue: Nobel Peace Center, Oslo

• Plenary session 2: “War and peace. Museums in the crossfire”
• Exploring exhibition making at the Nobel Peace Center
• Plenary session 3: “Agents of memory politics: The museum between government, community and its own mission and integrity”
• Workshops
• Plenary session 4: “Human Rights work in museums: Sharing good practices”
• Evening social programme. Main conference dinner at the Opera House

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Day 3 Wednesday 21 September

Venue: The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies, Oslo

• Plenary session 5: “Room for minorities? Intersections between government and museums, and the power to define”
• Exhibition tour at the HL-center
• Plenary session 6: “Exploring minority rights through art: Diversity represented or misrepresented in the museum?”
• Workshops
• Plenary session 7: “Whose story? Mass atrocities in museums – human rights violations addressed in exhibitions”
• Evening social dinner (optional)

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Day 4 Excursions, post-programme (optional)

• Alternative 1: Guided visit to Utøya,an island in the lake Tyrifjorden, the scene of the 22 July 2011 terrorist attack on a Labour Party Youth summer camp. Now housing a memorial site as well as an education center.
• Alternative 2: Oslo museum tour.

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