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Conference Day 1 Wednesday, 10 October 2012  National University of Singapore   

Wednesday, 10 October 2012   Conference Opening Ceremony 

 Venue   University Cultural Centre (Theatre) 

 9:00 – 10:00   

Conference registration + tea & coffee  

10:00 – 11:30   

Welcome address Keynote speech by Prof. Apinan Poshyananda  

11:30 – 13:30   Lunch   

13:30 – 16:15   

University Museums: Setting the Scene Papers selected for sessions 1 & 2 will address salient aspects of the university museum that condition its status and its practice. These include its mandated role in teaching and learning, its use of collections, its work in promoting curatorial experimentations, its attempts in defining audiences, and its contexts in relation to the University and place among communities of museums. Significant within these discussions are the evolving perspectives regarding the role of a museum, contingent on shifting landscapes of the university and museological practice.   

13.30 – 14.30   

Session 1 Theme – The University Museum: Locations of Practice  

Venue   NUS Museum    

 Three Paths to UMAC  ‐ Panu Nykänen, Aalto‐University, Finland 

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National Movement and Bharat Kala Bhavan (B.H.U.) ‐ Anand Burdhan, Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management, India  To Update Research and Teaching Collections to Give Them a Contemporaneity Meaning  ‐ Luisa Fernanda Rico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico   

14.30 – 14.45   Break  

14.45 –  16.15   

Session 2   Theme – Practices: Teaching, Experimentation and the Exhibitionary  

Venue  NUS Museum    

From National Museum to University Museum: a Multidimensional Approach to Active Learning for Tertiary Students ‐ Ai Lin Chua, Department of History, National University of Singapore, Singapore  The HeritageLab: A Learning Space ‐ Steph Scholten, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands  Spaces of Bliss ‐ Louise Marcelino, Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center, University of the Philippines, Philippines  Housing Objects: Architecture as Mediation ‐ Tessa Maria Guazon, Art Studies, University of the Philippines‐Diliman, Philippines  

16.15 – 17.15   Museum guided tour   

17:15 – 19:00   Welcome dinner at NUS Museum  

 ‐ End of Conference Day 1‐ 

 

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Conference Day 2 Thursday, 11 October 2012  National Library Building, Victoria Street   

Thursday, 11 October 2012   Practices and their contexts 

Focusing on case studies and country surveys, and conducted as parallel sessions, papers selected for parallel sessions 3 to 6 illustrate and examine common and divergent initiatives in the areas of curating, exhibition‐based learning, developing campus audience and outreach programmes, engaging source communities, conservation and collections programmes, and museum infrastructure and its possibilities and challenges.  

 9:00 – 10.00   Parallel Sessions  

Session 3  Theme 1 – University Museums in the National Landscape   

Session 3  Theme 2 – Museum‐based Learning 

Venue   Possibility Room  Imagination Room     

After the Separation: UM in Kuala Lumpur ‐ Nor Edzan Che Nasir, University of Malaya, Malaysia  The First Survey of University Museums in Thailand  ‐ Yingyod Lapwong, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn    Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University,    Thailand  Role of Anthropology Department Museum of University of Delhi in the Study of Ethnological Collections ‐ Supriya Sinha, National Museum Institute, New Delhi,     India  University Museums in Sri Lanka: Honour or Disgrace?  ‐ Suratissa Dissanayake, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 

 From Shelves to Walls: Visible Storage for University Museum Collections ‐ Jesusa Garcia, Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana,   Research Center, University of the Philippines, Philippines  Unlocking the Value of Practical Learning ‐ Lawrence Chin, The Conservation Studio, Singapore  Refusing to Stand Still, Reaching Out to the Public: The Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Current Public Outreach Efforts and Possible Future Directions ‐ Lai Pik Chan, Art Museum, the Chinese University of     Hong Kong, Hong Kong  Abdullah's Box  ‐ Zuraida Esa, Outram Secondary School, Singapore 

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10.00 – 10.05             Short break  

10.05 – 11.00  Parallel Sessions  

Session 4 Theme 1 – Building Museums   

Session 4  Theme 2  –  Broadening Audience Base  

Venue:  Possibility Room   Imagination Room     

Architecture as Artefact ‐ Kang Shua Yeo, Singapore University of Technology     and Design, Singapore  Australia’s First University Sporting Museum  ‐ Andrew Simpson, Museum Studies, Macquarie University,  Australia  Planning for the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum ‐ Tan Swee Hee, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum,   National University of Singapore, Singapore  

 UST Christmas Concert: A Christmas Heritage  ‐ Anna Marie Bautista, UST Museum, University of Santo    Tomas, Philippines  Donating Time and Love ‐ This is OUR Museum! ‐ Tiina Metso, Polyteekkarimuseo ‐ The Technical Students'    Museum, Finland  The Art of Infiltrating the Campus Consciousness  ‐ Catherine Giltrap, College Art Collections, Trinity College     Dublin, Ireland  Get Up, Stand Up: Stand Up For Your Rights!  ‐ Stephanie Chinneck, Macquarie University, Australia  

11:00 – 12:00   UMAC Annual General Meeting  

12:00 – 13:00   Lunch  

13:00 – 14:00  Parallel Sessions 

Session 5    Theme 1 – Sustaining Museums  

Session 5  Theme 2 – Objects in Contexts  

Venue   Possibility Room  

Imagination Room  

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   A Core Service to the University? Dorich House  ‐ Brenda Martin, Dorich House Museum, Kingston    University, UK  Case: Alvar Aalto Architecture in Aalto University ‐ Refusing to Stand Still Aside  ‐ Anne Vahatalo, Department of Engineering , Design and Production, Aalto University, Finland  Pushing the Limits: A Sustainable Museum for Which Community?   ‐ Suzanne Bravery, The Grainger Museum, University of   Melbourne, Australia  Philanthropy and Partnership: Programming the NUS Baba House ‐ Foo Su Ling, NUS Museum, National University of   Singapore, Singapore  

 Museum Education Through Archaeology: The Case of Cebu, Central Philippines ‐ Jose Eleazar R. Bersales, University of San Carlos Museum, University of San Carlos, Philippines  Approaches to Culturally Sensitive Materials ‐ Gina Hammond, Macquarie University, Australia   Presence and/or Invisibility ‐ Interrogating Manila‐based University Museum Education Programs  ‐ Maria Angelica Viceral, Department of Art Studies,   University of the Philippines, Philippines   

14:00 – 15:00   Parallel Sessions  

Session 6 Theme 1 – Sustaining Museums 

Session 6  Theme 2 – Museum, Technology, Virtual Spaces  

Venue   Possibility Room  Imagination Room     

Interpretation of University Campus Transformation Through Cross‐Disciplinary Creativity – a Case of National Cheng Kung University Museum  ‐ Mei‐Fang Kuo, Research Center of Humanities and Social    Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan   

 From the Geophysical‐Meteorological Observatory of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia ‐ Elena Corradini, Museum Studies, University of Modena    and Reggio Emilia, Italy    

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 Behind The Scenes at Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum on Curator Missions in 2011‐2012  ‐ Atthasit Sukkham, Curator, Southeast Asian Ceramics   Museum of Bangkok University, Thailand  The Ghent University Zoology Museum: Respecting Old Materials ‐ Dominick Verschelde, Ghent University Zoology Museum,    Belgium  Disaster Preparedness: Security Against Obscurity  ‐ Anna Rivett, Art & Heritage Collection, The University    of Adelaide, Australia  

 Open Collections: Engaging in New Ways to Connect   ‐ Elizabeth Pascale, Art & Heritage Collections, University    of Adelaide, Australia  Organisation of Digital Preservation of Contemporary   Scientific Heritage  ‐ Yves Thomas, University of Nantes, France  Museum Literacy that is Virtually Engaging  ‐ Jaye McKenzie Clarke, Macquarie University, Australia   

15:00 – 15:10  Thematic walking tours briefing   

15:20  Meeting point: All conference participants to meet at the National Library Building bus bay (ground level)  

16.00 – 18:00  Thematic walking tours   

  Reading the Cosmopolitan Layers of Singapore  Please refer to Annex 1 for further details and synopsis.  

NUS Baba House Heritage Tour   Please refer to Annex 1 for further details and synopsis.  

Desire Paths – Little India Audio Tour by spell#7  Please refer to Annex 1 for further details and synopsis.  

   

‐ End of Conference Day 2 ‐ 

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Conference Day 3 Friday, 12 October 2012  National Library Building, Victoria Street   

Friday, 12 October 2012   University Museums: Evolving Positions 

Papers selected for sessions 7 & 8 will focus on the evolving perspectives into museum practice, by way of reexamining the roles of a university museum, and re‐addressing its educational and curatorial focuses.   

9:00 – 10:30   

Session 7 Theme – The University and the Museum  

Venue  Possibility Room       

Museums Beyond Boundaries ‐ Evolving a Public Presence ‐ Selina Ho Chui‐Fun, Hong Kong Museum of Education, Hong Kong  University Collections: The Frontier or The Margin ‐ Mirna Heruc, Art & Heritage Collections, The University of Adelaide, Australia  Mendel Museum ‐ Five Years of Experiences  ‐ Ondřej Dostal, Mendel Museum, Masaryk university, Czech Republic  

10:30 – 11:15   Poster sessions + tea & coffee Venue: The Courtyard  

Posters  

 Divine Power: Tradition Merging Into Modern  ‐ Suk Yee Lai, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong    

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Extending the Useful Life of a Public Sculpture  ‐ Lawrence Chin, The Conservation Studio, Singapore 

 Tracing the Origin: To Preserve the Distinct Identity of the University Museum in Globalization ‐ Ho Pik Ki, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong  Two Different Kinds of Faces of University Museums ‐ Hsin‐Chen Chang, National Cheng Kung University Museum, Taiwan  The Virtual Museum of the University of Barcelona ‐ Isabel Garcia Malet, University of Barcelona, Spain  Museo de Oro: Beyond the Campus Walls of Xavier University  ‐ Erlinda M. Burton, Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines  

11:15 – 12:45   Session 8  Theme – The University and the Museum  

Venue  Possibility Room   

   Objects of Knowledge:  Two Cases of Presentations from Architecture Education ‐ Ying Zhou, Future Cities Laboratory, Singapore ETH Centre, Singapore  Clandestine Interventions: Notes from the NUS Museum ‐ Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, NUS Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore  Desperately Seeking Research on Science and Technology University Museums  ‐  Soraya Boudia & Sébastien Soubiran, University of Strasbourg, France  

12:45 – 14:45   

Post conference tours briefing  (for conference delegates who have signed up for post conference tours) +   Lunch  

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15:20  Meeting point: All conference participants to meet at the National Library Building bus bay (ground level)  

16:00 – 18:00  Fort Canning Archaeological Site Tour  Please refer to Annex 1 for further details and synopsis.  

19:00   Farewell reception at The Pod, National Library Building * Farewell reception is optional and separate charges apply.  Pre‐registration and payment is required.  

  

‐ End of Conference ‐

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Annex 1   IN‐CONFERENCE WALKING TOURS 11 & 12 OCTOBER 2012 * Some details are subject to change pending final confirmation. Please check our website for updates.   11 October 2012   

• There will be a series of thematic walking tours on 11 October 2012 after the conference presentations which are offered to participants at no additional charge 

 • Each tour can accommodate up to 25 participants 

 • With the conference registration underway, participants may indicate their 

choice of any one of the 11 October tours subject to availability (reservation is done on a first come, first served basis) 

 12 October 2012   

• There will also be a Fort Canning Archaeological Tour on 12 October. The tour will take place after the end of conference presentations and will be offered to ALL conference delegates at no additional charge 

                

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Reading the Cosmopolitan Layers of Singapore (FULLY SUBSCRIBED)  

 Photo by Dr Johannes Widodo  Description This walking tour option will begin from Palmer Road area, one of the oldest cosmopolitan settlement in early 19th century Singapore, where the Hakkas, Parsis, Yemenis, Malays lived together in a small fishing village called Tanjung Malay or Tanjung Pagar. The oldest Hakka temple in Singapore Hock Teck See, and the mausoleum of the famous Yemeni saint of Singapore Habib Noh are still standing there amidst rapid urbanization and high pressure of urban development. The walk will retrace the former coastline of the bay (Telok Ayer) towards Singapore River, passing through various religious buildings and significant places, such as Siang Cho Keong Temple, Al Abrar Mosque, Fujianese Thian Hock Keng Mazu temple, Southern Indian’s Nagore Durgha Islamic Shrine, Hakka’s Ying Fo Fui Kun association hall, Fuk Tak Chi temple, Teochew’s Yueh Hai Ching temple, underground mosque Masjid Moulana Mohammad Ali, etc. The tour will end at the former harbour and fish-market at Boat Quay near Raffles Place MRT station. About Tour Leader Vikas Bhatt Kailankaje is the Principal Designer of STUDIO VBK, a critical design practice rendering editorial and design services. Vikas holds a Master of Architecture (2010) from the National University of Singapore and has experience in print design and communication. Vikas currently divides his time between practice and teaching as a Part-time Lecturer for the Design Communication programme at Orita Sinclair School of Design, New Media & the Arts. Note Participants are free to explore the area around Boat Quay and Clarke Quay at their own time after the tour. It is hot out there. Do bring along drinking water, an umbrella or hat for the walk.     

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 Desire Paths – Little India Audio Tour by spell#7  

 Photo source: www.singapore-tourist-info.com  Description Desire Paths is a truly unique experience, you'll be taking a tour around Little India guided by an original soundtrack which will be playing on the headphones and portable CD player that we provide for you. Plunge yourself into a rich cinematic imaginary world suggested by sounds, music and voices as you traverse the streets around one of Singapore's most fascinating and vibrant neighbourhoods, Little India. Listen to the facts, the stories, the noise, the whispers, the secrets, follow the orders, get lost, be found, check the map, have a drink, keep your eyes peeled... Two narrators compete for your attention, ghosts or lovers, they have been on this route many times before, but this time something's different and they need your help. About spell#7 spell#7 is a Singapore-based performance company that creates intimate theatrical performances and environmental soundworks. Formed in 1997 by Kaylene Tan (Singapore) and Paul Rae (UK), the company has developed a distinctive and inventive focus on the ways history, culture and politics intersect in everyday life and experience. Note Participants are free to explore the area at their own time after the tour. It is hot out there. Do bring along drinking water, an umbrella or hat for the walk.       

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 NUS Baba House Heritage Tour  

 Photo source: NUS Baba House  Description NUS Baba House is a heritage house which exhibits the Straits Chinese material culture in a domestic context, providing the unique experience of visiting a Straits Chinese family home dating back to the early 20th century. It facilitates research and learning about the history, culture and evolution of the Peranakan community, as well as architectural traditions, urban changes and conservation efforts in Singapore. The Gallery on the third floor hosts temporary exhibitions encouraging discourses on cultural encounters, hybridity and their contemporary implications in Singapore and beyond. About the Tour Leader Foo Su Ling is a curator at NUS Museum. Her projects include Working the Tropical Garden (2010); Materializing the Figure (2010); Southeast Asian Ceramics: New Light on Old Pottery (2009). In her administrative and curatorial capacities at the NUS Baba House, she has also initiated and curated a number of projects including Of Fingerbowls & Hankies: Chris Yap voyeurs through the Baba House (2009); Capturing the Straits: Painting and Postcard Views from the 19th and Early 20th Centuries (2012). Note Participants are free to explore the area at their own time after the tour. It is hot out there. Do bring along drinking water, an umbrella or hat for the walk.

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Fort Canning Archaeological Site Tour 12 October 2012

Today a public park, Fort Canning was the site for the first archaeological excavations in Singapore. In 1984, Dr. John Miksic, an archaeologist with the Southeast Asian Studies Programme at NUS, led the archaeological explorations of Fort Canning where legends abound of the fabled Malay kings that ruled from and are buried upon its slopes. With the arrival of the British in the 19th century, the hill was built upon to house the British governor’s residence. Over time, Fort Canning was turned into an artillery fort and stockade and partly used as a Protestant and Roman Catholic cemetery. Test excavations revealed a surprising number of pre-colonial artifacts dating back to the 14th century. One of the excavation pits with a public viewing platform and artefacts found at the site remains open.