City and Museum

From the end of the 18th century, the museum has occupied a central position in the city landscape. It is one of the key institutions of society. The theme of the meetings and the lectures as part of the City and Museum series is the museum and the relations it builds with the city.

The invited guests will talk about museum collections, curatorial strategies, management models, as well as about forming associations with the surroundings: the public, other cultural institutions, and the space of the city.

The following lectures have been held as part of the museum cycle:

• Barcelona and its museum - Joan Roca i Albert, director of the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona - MUHBA, January 11, 2013

• Liverpool and its museum - David Fleming, director of the National Museums Liverpool, April 5, 2013

• Copenhagen and its museum - Jette Sandahl, director of the Københavns Museum, October 29, 2013

• Amsterdam and its museum - Paul Spies, director of the Amsterdam Museum, March 19, 2014

• Trondheim and its museums - Suzette Paasche, director of the Trøndelag Region Museums, May 13, 2014

• Istanbul and its museum - Özalp Birol, director of the Pera Museum in Istanbul, October 2, 2014

• Porto and its museums - Paula Silva, director of the Department of Museums and Cultural Heritage at the Porto City Hall, October 20, 2015

• Greifswald and his museum - Uwe Schróder, director of the Pommersches Landesmuseum in Greifswald, March 22, 2016

• Cracow. The Museum City? – Michał Niezabitowski, director of the Museum of Kraków, October 7, 2016

• Frankfurt and its museum. Municipal museum in the 21st century - Jan Gerchow, director of the Frankfurt Historical Museum, March 30, 2017

• Berlin and his museum - Paul Spies, director of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, July 6, 2018

• Jewish Vienna and its city - Danielle Spera, director of the Jewish Museum in Vienna, November 19, 2019

• City and Museum: Vilnius - Rasa Antanavičiūtė, co-founder of the Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Art, November 11, 2021