The Hamburger Bahnhof was one of Berlin’s major terminus stations in the 19th century – a place of arrival, departure and transition. To this day, this history shapes the museum of contemporary art in the heart of Berlin. Like Berlin itself, the Hamburger Bahnhof is full of complexity and contrasts, with change as its constant.
Public Engagement – The Future of Art Mediation
The symposium uses this anniversary as an opportunity to reexamine art education in the context of social, institutional, and technological transformation. Museums are evolving into spaces for negotiation, participation, and knowledge production. The symposium brings together international perspectives from theory, research, practice, and the arts to discuss forward-looking models of art education.
Participation is free of charge.
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Program
Welcome, 9 a.m.
Till Fellrath, Director, Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art
Introduction to the symposium
Claudia Ehgartner, Head of Education and Public Programs, introduces the symposium’s conceptual framework and the day’s program
KeynoteMuseums and Solidarity in Action: One Struggle at a Time, 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Bernadette Lynch, University College London
Panel 1Art Mediation and the Urban PublicModerated by Prof. Elke Krasny, Professor of Art and Education, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna10:30 a.m.
Who Is Everyone? The Public Sphere under Infrastructural ConditionsDr. Janna Graham, Senior Lecturer in Curating and Program Director of the BA in Curating, Goldsmiths, University of London
De-sedimenting Urban StruggleDr. Nora Sternfeld, Professor of Art Education, HFBK Hamburg, Co-Director, /ecm – Exhibition Theory and Practice, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Discussion, 11:45 a.m.
Lunch break, 12 noon
Panel 2Museums of the Future: Strategy & ResponsibilityLed by Prof. Dr. Mona Jas, Artistic Director, KinderKunstLabor for Contemporary Art, St. Pölten; Honorary Professor, weißensee kunsthochschule berlin2:00 p.m.
Social Milieus and Cultural Participation: Who Visits Exhibitions—and Why?Dr. Oliver Tewes-Schünzel, sociologist and research associate at the Institute for Research on Cultural Participation (IKTf), Berlin
Art Mediation, Curating, and Museum ManagementProf. Dr. Susan Kamel, Professor of Museum Studies, HTW Berlin, Faculty of Design and Culture / Museology and Museum Management and Communication
What kind of social space is a museum, and what are its roles?Prof. Angeli Sachs, art historian, curator, and museologist in Berlin
3:00 p.m.: Discussion
3:15 p.m.: Coffee Break
Panel 3: Human, Machine, and Mediation (AI)Moderated by Christian Larsen, Executive Director, EDI Global Forum, Fondazione Morra Greco, Naples4:30 pm
Common Grounds? AI and Art Education as Cultural PracticesDr. Shusha Niederberger, Lecturer in Contemporary Network Cultures, F+F School of Art and Design, Zurich, and Lecturer in Critical Theory, Academy of Art and Design Basel FHNW
What Specific Challenges Can AI Solve in Museum Education, and What Are Its Limits?Julian Harbort, MSc, Founder and Head of Business Development, nuseum.ai, Vienna
Discussion, 5:00 p.m.
Closing: A Critical Perspective as Commentary, 5:15 p.m.
Dr. Emiel Heijnen and Dr. Melissa Bremmer, Professors of Arts Education, Amsterdam University of the Arts
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