Museums Change Lives?

Emma Winch

Migration:Cities Workshop in June the 2nd 2018, Historical Museum Frankfurt. Emma Winch is the Learning Manager for Hackney Museum, a small community history museum in the diverse London Borough of Hackney, with an international reputation for its pioneering community engagement programme. In 2014 she was also part of the management team who opened Black Cultural Archives, the UK’s first Black heritage centre in London where she oversaw the learning and exhibition programme and co- curated their first two exhibitions. Emma organizes the annual UK-wide Antiuniversity Now Festival, sits on the Education Committee for the Migration Museum and works as a Freelance Heritage Consultant, advising organizations on community engagement, writing online and printed learning resources, and mentoring early career museum professionals.

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After studying Bachelor in Classical Archaeology in Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul, I attended archaeological excavations such as Smyrna and Pergamon. I studied at the University of Bonn as an Erasmus exchange student. I finished my Master's at the University of Maastricht in Arts and Heritage: Policy, Management and Education. I did my internship in Museum Rotterdam and wrote my masters thesis about the museum's community practice Authentic Rotterdam Heritage.

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How to add a case study - Step 1

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Welcome! First of all, thank you for considering to contribute. We designed a four-part kit to guide you through the process of becoming an active contributor to Migration:Cities. In this file, you … [read more]

Welcome! First of all, thank you for considering to contribute. We designed a four-part kit to guide you through the process of becoming an active contributor to Migration:Cities. In this file, you can find the aims, vision, long and short-term objectives, the scope of the initiative and general information on portal's content. If you are curious to find out more, check out the next steps in RESOURCES. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. [hide]

Workshop: working outside your comfort zone

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Migration:Cities Workshop, Mexico 2017. Linda Norris is Global Networks Program Director at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a global network of historic sites, museum and memory … [read more]

Migration:Cities Workshop, Mexico 2017. Linda Norris is Global Networks Program Director at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a global network of historic sites, museum and memory initiatives connecting the past struggles to today’s movements for human rights and social justice. Before joining the Coalition in 2017, Linda was an independent museum professional, facilitating action on how creativity can shape compelling narratives and create deep community connections. She is co-author, with Rainey Tisdale, of Creativity in Museum Practice and blogs at The Uncatalogued Museum. [hide]

(Im)migration and museum trends in Japan

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Migration:Cities Workshop, Mexico 2017. In collaboration with Hiromi Takao & Kaori Akazawa, Chunni (Jenny) Chui is focusing on "(Im)migration and museum trends in Japan". Chunni Chiu (Jenny) … [read more]

Migration:Cities Workshop, Mexico 2017. In collaboration with Hiromi Takao & Kaori Akazawa, Chunni (Jenny) Chui is focusing on "(Im)migration and museum trends in Japan". Chunni Chiu (Jenny) received her MA in Art Management in 2009 at National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan. She is a PhD candidate in the Department of Comparative Studies, School of Cultural and Social Studies, in The Graduate University for Advanced Studies of Japan, working on her research and studying as members of National Ethnology Museum. Her main research interest is in city museums and cultural heritage, and the relationship between city museums and communities. She is currently working with ICOM Japan to organise the ICOM Kyoto 2019 General Conference. Hiromi Takao received her BA in Education at Hokkaido University of Education. Her interest in museums as lifelong learning spaces was fostered volunteering at Sapporo Salmon Museum – where on graduating she worked in research and education, fish [hide]

This has to last 40 years - Manitoba Museum

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Migration:Cities Workshop, Mexico 2017. "This has to last 40 years" is about future planning and community collaborations of the Manitoba Museum.