Past event
Keynote: Prof. Conal McCarthy, Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference
Prof. Conal McCarthy is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar who explores the intersection of history, theory and practice in public culture. His disciplinary home is Museum and Heritage Studies, however, he has drawn on and contributed to related fields such as sociology, anthropology, history and art history. His academic research interests include museum history, professional practice, Māori visual culture and contemporary heritage issues. He has published widely on the historical and contemporary Māori engagement with museums, and this work is now being extended into a transnational comparative framework exploring the ways in which indigenous peoples are engaging with cultural heritage, public history, museums and galleries. He is a Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies at the Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington University, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Prof. McCarthy will present a keynote speech as part of the International Museums Conference and ICOFOM 47th Annual Assembly entitled Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, coordinated by the School of Art History.
Dr Nicôle Meehan, Co-Director of the Museum and Heritage Studies Course, will chair the keynote speech.
This conference is part of the Shared Island Stories research project, which was selected by the European Research Council (ERC) and funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with project reference EP/X023036/1. It is coordinated by the School of Art History at the University of St Andrews in collaboration with the International Council of Museums (ICOM)'s International Committee of Museology (ICOFOM).