Programme
WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY
Ateneum Hall, Kaivokatu 2
10:00 – 13:00 Registration
13:00 Opening of the seminar
Risto Ruohonen, Director General, Finnish National Gallery
Eija Liukkonen, Deputy Head of Development, Finnish National Gallery
13:30
Art museum audiences
Mirja Liikkanen, Senior Researcher, Statistics Finland
Finnish museums visitor survey
Kimmo Levä, Secretary General, Finnish Museums Association
14:30 Break – coffee and refreshments
15:00
Science centre audiences
Mikko Myllykoski, Experience Director, Heureka – The Finnish Science Centre
Library visitors
Saara Ihamäki, Deputy Library Director, Helsinki City Library
Turku 2011 and exploring impressiveness
Jukka Saukkolin, Research Programme Manager, Turku 2011 Foundation
16:00
Lightning talks on eight different topics
16:45–19:30
Evening reception at Cubus Ateneum
THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY
Ateneum Hall, Kaivokatu 2
8:45 Registration
9:30
Panel discussion: museum audiences
Moderator: Art Historian Kaija Kaitavuori, Cultural Educator and Art Historian
Panelists:
Janne Gallen-Kallela-Sirén, Director, Helsinki Art Museum
Maria Koskijoki, Director, Helinä Rautavaara Museum
Jonni Roos, Art Historian and Journalist
Jan Kaila, Artist and Professor
11:30 Lunch break (at own expense)
12:30
It’s not about us, it’s about our visitors! A case for putting visitors first
Lisa Baxter (UK), Qualitative Researcher, Brand Strategist, Ideas Consultant and Trainer
Qualitative research methods
Mia Muurimäki, Doctoral Student, Media Lab, Aalto University School of Art and Design
14:45 Break – coffee and refreshments
15:15
Round table talks á 60 min
17:30 – 19:30
Evening reception and opening at Kiasma: CARDIFF & MILLER: The Murder of Crows
FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY
Kiasma Theatre, Mannerheiminaukio 2
9:00 Registration
9:30
Corporate partnership & customership
Participants in discussion:
Brand Manager Maarit Kivilahti, A-Lehdet
Sales Manager Riitta Suominen, HOK-Elanto Liiketoiminta Oy, restaurant branch
10:30
Clients and creative industries
Satu Miettinen, Professor, University of Lapland
12:00 Lunch break (at own expense)
13:00
The curator and the public
James Putnam (UK), Curator, Writer
14.30 Closing of the seminar