Museum & Public Engagement

Glasgow is certainly one of the most interesting cities in Great Britain and, especially in the museums‘ sector, offers numerous showcase projects. An outstanding example of the democratisation in dealing with museum content is the new display of the collection of Glasgow’s largest museum, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, with the successful involvement of local people during the entire renovation period. Based on this example, we will discuss on location with invited specialists terms such as ‘public engagement’ or ‘museum and civil society’ in the context of these latest developments. Together with our partner, the Glasgow Caledonian Business School, we have drawn up a seminar and programme of visits, which, apart from the innovative Open Museum, also includes classical locations of the Glasgow museums‘ world, such as the Glasgow School of Art (Charles Rene Macintosh) or the oldest museum in Scotland, the Hunterian, University of Glasgow.