Defining Museum Ethics Conference
Seton Hall > News & Events Wednesday, October 8, 2008
by: Janet Marstine, Ph.D.
The Institute of Museum Ethics is holding its inaugural conference,
Defining Museum Ethics, on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Seton Hall
University. The conference brings together museum professionals, museum
theorists, and ethicists to discuss what we mean by accountability,
transparency and social responsibility.
Dr. Richard Sandell, Head of the Department of Museum Studies at the
University of Leicester, will give the keynote address. He will speak
on the challenges museums face in the complex web of identity politics.
The conference will be organized into three sessions. The first,
Identifying Problems/Negotiating Solutions, will include a talk by
James Gardner of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History,
Ethical, Entrepreneurial, or Inappropriate? Business Practices in
Museums. The second session, Museums as Catalysts of Social Change,
will begin with a presentation by Beverly Robertson from the National
Civil Rights Museum, Politics in the Museum: Rights and
Responsibilities. The final session will consist of a panel discussion
defining museum ethics.
The conference is supported by a 21st Century Museum Professionals
Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Institute
of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support
for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's
mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people
to information and ideas.
The Institute of Museum Ethics was founded in 2007 at Seton Hall
University to promote integrity and to encourage social responsibility
among museums. Janet Marstine, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department
of Art, Music and Design, is the IME Director and founder.
The conference begins at 8:45 AM in Jubilee Hall and ends with a
reception from 4:45-5:30 PM at the Walsh Library Gallery.
Registration is $50 (free for full-time students) and includes lunch.
To register, and for information on hotels and all speakers, please go
to the conference page of Web portal, www.museumethics.org
For more information please contact:
Janet Marstine, Ph.D.
973-275-2908
marstija@shu.edu
