CIMAM 2018 Annual Conference: “The Museum in Transition”

The CIMAM 2018 Annual Conference will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 2–4, hosted jointly by Moderna Museet, Bonniers Konsthall and Magasin lll Museum & Foundation for Contemporary Art. Two optional post-conference tours will be organized to Espoo, Turku and Helsinki, Finland and Oslo, Norway respectively on November 5–6.

Under the theme “The Museum in Transition,” delegates from more than 50 countries are expected to attend the conference in Stockholm to discuss the challenges of the future museum.  

“The Museum in Transition”
In the complex and rapidly changing society of today, art institutions face serious challenges. It is arguably harder than ever before for a museum to remain relevant to its growing constituencies. A geographically expanding art world, new technological possibilities and the need to acknowledge diverse publics and perspectives are key aspects of our contemporary condition to which museums and cultural institutions need to respond.

The CIMAM 2018 Annual Conference focuses on the contemporary situation for art institutions in the context of these dynamically shifting technological, cultural, socio-political positions and the challenges of diminishing resources and mixed economies. How can art institutions navigate in this fast-changing world and maintain their ethical positions?

Day 1: Global Realities—Challenges for Modern and Contemporary Museums
Day 2: The Future Intelligence of Museums
Day 3: Ethics of Museums in an Age of Mixed Economy

Speakers include: Daniel Birnbaum, Director and Ann-Sofi Noring, Co-Director, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Victoria Noorthoorn, Director, Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Katya García-Antón, Director, Office for Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway; Loulou Cherinet, artist, Professor, Konstfack University of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm, Sweden; Michelle Kuo, The Marlene Hess Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; Lars Bang Larsen, Guest Professor, Royal Institute of Art and Curator, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden/Copenhagen, Denmark; Ho Tzu Nyen, artist, Singapore, Singapore; Yuk Hui, philosopher, writer, Berlin, Germany; Jörg Heiser, Prof. Dr. University for the Arts, Berlin, Germany; Ann Gallagher, Director of Collection (British Art), Tate, London, United Kingdom and Mami Kataoka, Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.

The three-day program includes visits to the foremost art institutions and collections in the city.

The CIMAM 2018 Contents Committee consists of six board members: Ann-Sofi Noring (chair), Saskia Bos, Suzanne Cotter, Corinne Diserens, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor and Eugene Tan.

Program Committee Stockholm: Sara Arrhenius, Daniel Birnbaum, Richard Julin, David Neuman, Ann-Sofi Noring, Magnus af Petersens and Tessa Praun.

The Annual Conference is generously supported by ArkDes, Nationalmuseum, Royal Institute of Art, Public Art Agency Sweden, Stockholm University, Kulturhuset, Thielska Galleriet, Tensta konsthall and City of Stockholm.

CIMAM’s Travel Grant Program supports the attendance at the conference of 36 contemporary art museum professionals, thanks to the generous support of the Getty Foundation, MALBA–Fundación Costantini, Alserkal Programming, V-A-C Foundation, Samdani Art Foundation and Byucksan Foundation.

Register for the conference online until September 30 here.

CIMAM, International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art, is a global network of over 500 contemporary art museum professionals. Its vision is a world where the contribution of museums, collections and archives of modern and contemporary art to the cultural, social and economic well-being of society is recognized and respected. CIMAM’s Annual Conference is the most important forum for information exchange within modern and contemporary art practice. Its guiding principle is the discussion of questions relating to the running and development of contemporary art museums and collections worldwide followed by visits to the foremost contemporary art institutions, collections and projects in the region. CIMAM is based in Barcelona and its office at Fabra i Coats is supported by The City Council of Barcelona.

Moderna Museet is one of Europe’s leading museums for modern and contemporary art. It´s vision is to work in an open and experimental spirit with focus on rethinking history from a feminist and a global perspective. The museum is a government organisation with national responsibility for collecting art. Moderna Museet, inaugurated in 1958, is based in Stockholm and opened a branch in a former turbine hall in Malmö in 2009.