City museums as strategic places of diversity

Paul van de Laar

Migration:Cities Workshop in June the 2nd 2018, Historical Museum Frankfurt. Prof. dr. Paul Th. van de Laar is endowed professor in urban history at the Erasmus University School of History, Culture and Communication. Besides, he is a managing director of Museum Rotterdam (the City Museum), responsible for the new focus on city museums and their role in a changing urban context, in particular the role of cultural heritage in superdiverse cities.

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Incisu Üzüm

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.

Discussion and Results

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Migration:Cities Athens Workshop 2017 – Day 1 participants’ digest – small group discussions and presentations in the plenary session

Dr. Susannah Eckersley "Museums and Migration: con

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Migration:Cities Athens Workshop 2017 – presentation by Dr Susannah Eckersley, Newcastle University

Eleni Kotsoni "We think of 'refugees'... and the p

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Migration:Cities Athens Workshop 2017 – presentation of work done with refugees by Eleni Kotsoni, Mental Health Activity Manager for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Greece

Final Discussions

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Migration:Cities Athens Workshop 2017 – final workshop discussions and considerations

Amalia Zepou "Hosting City: Its Voice"

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Migration:Cities Athens Workshop 2017 – opening remarks by Amalia Zepou, Deputy Mayor of Athens for Civil Society and Innovation