An online symposium on the future of modern and contemporary art museums
September 7–8, 2021
Join Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen for an online symposium devoted to the future of museums of modern and contemporary art.
Every museum is built on a unique foundation, cares for a specific collection of art, and acts within its own social field. However, museums all face similar challenges today: How can they remain relevant to our cultural life? How should they operate in the future? How can they embrace plurality and a more global perspective? Joined by internationally renowned curators, artists, and thinkers the online symposium takes individual museum histories as vantage points to initiate a discussion about the power and legacy of the Western canon, the need for public and civic spaces, and the role of museums in times of digitization and globalization.
September 7, 2021
Rethinking the Collection
A Legacy for the Future
7:00pm: Words of Welcome
7:05pm: Martje Esser (art historian, Düsseldorf)
7:30pm: Nora Sternfeld (art mediator and curator, Hamburg/Vienna)
8:00pm: Ruth E. Iskin (art historian, Jerusalem)
8:45pm: Susanne Gaensheimer (K20 K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf)
September 8, 2021
Modern Art Museums in Transformation
How Museums Embrace a Broader Perspective Today
7:00pm: Words of welcome
7:02pm: Video statements by Doryun Chong (M+, Hong Kong), María Mercedes González (Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín), Frances Morris (Tate Modern, London), Ann Temkin (The Museum of Modern Art, New York), and Rein Wolfs (Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam)
8:00pm: Roundtable: “How Can Modern and Contemporary Art Museums Meet the Challenges of Our Time?” with Jennifer Higgie (moderator), Susanne Gaensheimer (K20 K21, Düsseldorf), Omar Kholeif (Sharjah Art Foundation), Koyo Kouoh (Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town), and Raqs Media Collective (artist collective, New Delhi)
Tuesday, September 7 & Wednesday, September 8, 2021
7pm CEST / 6pm BST / 10am PST
Registration is not required and viewing is free of charge.
Broadcast via YouTube and the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen website.
In English and German with subtitles.
Stay connected: Please check our website for regular updates on our program. For further information please contact: presse@kunstsammlung.de
