Museums and Social Responsibility – Values revisited

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NEMO and the German Museums Association, within the framework of Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, are co-organising an online conference from 17-18 September 2020.

This conference is the first of three events organised by museum organisations located in the countries holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union and that will focus on different aspects of social responsibility.

It is titled “Museums and Social Responsibility – Values revisited” and it will focus on what social responsibility means for museums:
what can museums do?
what is still missing to make an impact on European society?

Museums address issues related to social cohesion, social inclusion and social diversity; the conference will focus particularly on community involvement and development to discuss what social responsibility means for museums and on the contribution that they can made.

The main topics: Community involvement, Education and culture, Employment creation and skills development, Technology development and access issues, Wealth and income creation issues, Social investment, Health Issues.
They will be debate through workshops, short lectures, panel discussions.

To participate in the conference, you must register

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