Within the framework of Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, NEMO and the German Museums Association co-organised the online conference Museums and Social Responsibility – Values revisited from 17-18 September 2020. This conference focused on what social responsibility means for museums. Through their daily work, museums make a significant contribution to social responsibility by … Continued

From the 2020 Rome Charter Conference, October 1 – 3, 2020. The Rome Charter is a transnational group of over 45 cities and 95 advisors that has started an initiative to support the right to participate in cultural life as a condition for a better society. The convening took place from October 1 – 3, … Continued

“The cultural institution – what needs to change?”, with the panellists: Teodor Celakoski, Félix Dupin-Meynard, Victoria Durrer, moderated by Dea Vidović. In the discussion on balance between elitism and cultural democracy we tackled the question of excellence and managerialism which is a dominant principle in which cultural institutions are run nowadays. It seems through many examples that none … Continued

The second episode of the European Conference 2020 took place on September 7. On this occasion the theme was “A new vision for culture? Integrity, direction and relevance”. This session looked at whether there is a balance to be struck, dealing at the same time with concepts of populism, elitism, inequality and democracy.  Sajida Carr, ArjoKlamer, Francois Matarasso, Goran … Continued

The 1st episode of the European Conference 2020 took place on August 31. Under the theme of “Culture’s place in our lives”, Nicolas Barbieri, Mafalda Damaso, Anne Torreggiani, Alessandra Gariboldi, Valentina Montalto, Jordi Pascual and Lene Struck-Madsen shared with all the participants their thoughts and reflections on topics such as new cultural formats, the transition … Continued