Dissemination
VoCH Leaflet
English version (PDF)
Italian version (PDF)
German version (PDF)
Slovenian version (PDF)
Newsletter
VoCH Newsletter no. 1 - December 2008 (PDF, English)
VoCH Newsletter no. 2 - September 2009 (PDF, English)
Conferences and Workshops
Final Project Conference “Volunteers and Museums: A manual of good practice”, Prato (IT), 2 October 2009
Venue: Palazzo Comunale, Piazza del Comune, Prato (Italy)
The final conference “ Volunteers and Museums: A manual of good practice” has been held in Prato, Italy, on 2 October 2009. This conference has explored how the work with volunteers in cultural institutions can be organised efficiently, with regard to management, training, and getting started. Good practice in volunteer-run museums has been presented and discussed, to foster the building of new alliances, among cultural institutions and volunteers, and to explore the current trends that, in a perspective of active citizenship and inclusivity demand that institutions consider innovative and emerging practice as a means to engage with non-traditional volunteers, vocational and skills development and cross sector partnerships.
Conference programme (PDF, English) - (PDF, Italian)
Link to the Conference Programme (in Italian): Volontari e Museo: Istruzioni per l'Uso
Conferenza finale Progetto VOCH: Venerdì 2 ottobre 2009 presso Palazzo Comunale - Prato
http://www.museodeltessuto.it/news/conferenza-finale-progetto-voch
Conference presentations:
Introduction and general presentation of the project (PDF, English)
Filippo Guarini, Prato Textile Museum - Janja Rebolj, Slovenian Museums Association and project coordinator
Section 1: Working with Volunteers
Is your organization ready for volunteer programme? (PDF, English)
Adele Finley, Manchester Museum, UK
Working with Volunteers: an introduction to good practice (PDF, English)
Bridget Yates, AIM – Association Independent Museums, UK
Building new alliances (PDF, English)
Izabella Csordás, coordinator of the Volunteer Program and of the Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
Training museum professionals to work with volunteers (PDF, English)
Janja Rebolj, Slovenian Museums Association
Section 2: Volunteer-run museums
Training for volunteers in volunteer-run museums (PDF, English)
Evelyn Kaindl-Ranzinger, MUSIS, Austria
Do small volunteer-run museums still have a future? (PDF, English)
Liesbeth Tonckens, museum adviser in the province Gelderland, The Netherlands
Conference “Volunteering for the Future: new approaches and new ideas”, Manchester, UK, 9-13 June 2009
The conference “ Volunteering for the Future: new approaches and new ideas” has been held in Manchester, UK, from 9-13 June 2009. This conference has explored the future role of volunteers in cultural institutions. It aimed to explore the current trends that, in a perspective of active citizenship and inclusivity demand that institutions consider innovative and emerging practice as a means to engage with non-traditional volunteers, vocational and skills development and cross sector partnerships.
Conference programme (PDF, English)
Conference presentations:
Keynote address: Volunteers for Cultural Heritage - VoCH Project (PDF, English)
Cristina Da Milano, Senior researcher, Eccom - European Centre for Cultural Organisation and Management
Session 1: Volunteering in heritage to develop confidence and break down social isolation
In Touch Volunteer Programme - A Partnership Programme (PDF, English)
Daniella Garcia, Volunteer Programme Manager, Imperial War Museum North
Over-writing memories - Presentation (PDF, English) - Paper (PDF, English)
Izabella Csordas, Coordinator Volunteer Programme and Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Session2: Volunteering, heritage and adult learning
More, different and better adult learning (PDF, English)
Marie Kerwin, Programme Director NW, NIACE
Introducing Visitor Volunteers (PDF, English)
Sam Elliot, Access Officer - Communities, Bolton Museum, Acquarium and Archive
Comprehensive training for volunteer generalists - a challenging tightrope walk (PDF, English)
Evelyn Kaindl-Ranzinger, MUSIS - Association of museums and collections in Styria
Session 3: Volunteering, heritage and working with excluded groups
Engaging non-traditional volunteers (PDF, English)
Kusuma Barnett, Head of Volunteer Programmes, The British Museum
Heritage and the Homeless: Gloucester's Transient History Project (PDF, English)
Austin Ainsworth, Historic Environment Assistant, Heritage Services, Gloucester City Council
Session 4: "Shout it from the Rooftops" Showcase
Volunteer management in the Dutch Cultural Heritage sector (PDF, English)
Else-Marije Boss, Consultant Volunteer effort for MOVISIE
Going MASIV: accrediting student volunteering with collections (PDF, English)
Rhianedd Smith, Undergraduate Learning Officer, University of Reading
Nikki Houston, Volunteer Development Officer, University of Reading
The conference is advertised as a course on the Comenius-Grundtvig database:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/search.cfm
The course code is: UK-2009-915-001.
To access it directly: http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=15477.
It is possible for participants from European countries other than the UK to apply to their National Agency to receive full funding to take part in the event. The grant would cover the accommodation, subsistence and travel costs (which you should calculate individually) for a maximum of 1500 Euro. There is no course fee.
If you are interested in participating, you should:
- Have a look at the Comenius - Grundtvig database for a more detailed description of the course.
- Write to the organiser (Adele Finley, The Manchester Museum) enclosing a short CV and asking for an invitation letter: adele.finley@manchester.ac.uk by 9 January 2009 at the latest.
- Contact your National Agency and download the application form from their website. To contact your National Agency, please look for the address on: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html.
- Fill in the application form, enclose the invitation letter and send both to your Socrates National Agency by 16 January 2009.
- Let the organisers know that you have applied and inform them about the expected waiting time before you receive a reply from your National Agency. Once again, please write an e-mail to Adele Finley: adele.finley@manchester.ac.uk.
Deadlines:
9 January 2009 to apply to Adele Finley, The Manchester Museum, for the invitation letter
16 January 2009 to apply to your National Agency for the grant
Conferenza "I Volontari nel museo - Esperienze in Europa e in Italia"
Project Conference "Volunteers in Museums - Experiences in Europe and in Italy"
Venerdì 18 Gennaio 2008, Museo del Tessuto di Prato, IT / Friday, 18 January 2008, Prato Textile Museum, Italy
Conference programme (PDF, Italian) - Poster (PDF, Italian)
Conference presentations:
Esperienze e progetti per il volontariato culturale nei musei europei / Experiences and Projects in European Museums
Massimo Negri, Direttore European Museum Forum, Regno Unito / Director European Museum Forum, UK: Presentation (PDF, English)
Adele Finley, Manchester Museum, Regno Unito / Manchester Museum, UK: Abstract (Word, English) - Presentation (PDF, English)
Alexandra Hentschel, Rete dei Volontari per la Cittadinanza Attiva nei Musei, Germania / Volunteering Network for Active Citizenship in Museums, Germany: Abstract (Word, English) - Presentation (PDF, English)
Janja Rebolj, Associazione Musei Sloveni, Slovenia / Slovene Museums Association, Slovenia: Abstract (Word, English) - Presentation (PDF, English)
Esperienze di volontariato culturale in Italia / Experiences of Cultural Volunteering in Italy
Lucia Giovannelli, Associazione Aparte / Aparte Association, Italy: Abstract 1 (PDF, Italian) - Abstract 2 (PDF, Italian) - Presentation (PDF, Italian)
Alberto Garlandini, Vice Presidente ICOM Italia / Vice President ICOM Italy: Presentation (PDF, Italian)
Luisa Celegon Galli, Associazione Amici dei Musei e dei Monumenti Veneziani / Association of Friends of Venice Museums and Monuments, Italy: Abstract (Word, Italian) - Presentation (PDF, Italian)
Elisa Biagi, Coordinatrice Gruppo Volontari Amici dei Musei di Prato / Volunteer Coordinator of the Friends of Prato Museums, Italy: Presentation (PDF, Italian)
Mimma De Gasperi, Università di Padova / University of Padua: Abstract (Word, Italian) - Presentation (PDF, Italian)
Alessandra Minetti, Direttrice Museo Civico Archeologico di Sarteano / Director of the Archeological Civic Museum of Sarteano, Italy: Abstract (Word, Italian) - Presentation (PDF, Italian)
Andrea Rossi, Comunità Montana del Casentino / Mountain Community of Casentino, Italy: Abstract (Word, Italian) - Presentation (PDF, Italian)
Volunteers in cultural heritage and museums: Promoting active citizenship - European Museum Forum Workshop
17-21 October 2007, Bertinoro, IT
Conclusions (PDF, English)
Articles
Article (in Italian) written by Cristina Da Milano and Valentina Galloni, Verona, 4 December 2007:
III Conferenza nazionale dei musei d'Italia: Professionisti e volontari per un nuovo modello di gestione dei beni culturali in Italia
in: Aedon, Rivista di arti e diritto on line, numero 3, 2007, Issn 1127-1345
Article (in Italian) written by Valentina Galloni and Margherita Sani:
Si accettano volontari
in: Rivista IBC - Musei e Beni Culturali, Anno XVI, Numero 4, Ottobre / Dicembre 2008
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