University Museums in Scotland - Conference 2002

Re:search: Collections, Museums and Research

A Conference, organised on behalf of University Museums in Scotland by the School of Art History, University of St Andrews

Date: 7-8 November 2002 at the School of Art History, University of St Andrews

Below is the programme for the conference. Where a name is highlighted you can click on that name to read the conference paper.

Day 1: Thursday 7 November

Session 1: Research in Museums: the Context

Evelyn Silber (Director, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow)
What's in a name? Research by any other name might smell so sweet

Marta Laurenco (University of Lisbon)
Is research special in university museums?

Susan Seright (Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie)
Research in an independent museum

Session 2: Collections based research

Alan Saville (National Museums of Scotland)
Archaeology, material culture studies and museums

Geoff Hancock (Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow)
Insects and research at Glasgow

Mark Shaw (National Museums of Scotland)
Natural Sciences research in the NMS and its relationship to the collections

Robert Prescott (University of St Andrews)
The painting from the Pantechnicon: a maritime enigma

Session 3: Research on Museums

Geoff Swinney (National Museums of Scotland)
Museums, audiences and display technology - attitudes to artificial lighting in the 19th century

Helen Southwood (University of Aberdeen)
The Marischal Museum in the 20th Century

Alf Hatton (freelance)
Strategic decision-making in UK museums

Day 2: Friday 8 November

Session 4: Recent Initiatives

Ewen Smith & Jim Devine (Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow)
Research? Think again

Elizabeth Hancock (University of Glasgow)
A joint initiative for Research and Development in Glasgow

Neil Curtis & Anne Taylor (Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen)
Research and Learning with Museum Resources

Peter Trowles & Sarah Hepworth (Glasgow School of Art)
Waking up to the Past: Collections and Archives Research at Glasgow School of Art

Andrew Greg (Director, National Inventory of European Paintings)
The National Inventory of European Paintings and research in regional museums

Round Table discussion session: the future of museum research.

Panel members include Ann Gunn ("Lifting the Veil" research survey 1999), Michael Jubb (Director of Policy and Programmes, AHRB), Anja-Maaike Green (Senior Policy Officer, Scottish Museums Council)