New Directions in Museum Ethics
New Directions in Museum Ethics: A Conference of Graduate Student Research
Seton Hall University
Science and Technology Building
Science Center Atrium & Room 101
November 14, 2009
in Affiliation with the Seton Hall University
M.A. Program in Museum Professions
8:30-9:00: Registration/Continental Breakfast
9-9:15: Introduction
Janet Marstine, Director, Institute of Museum Ethics and Assistant Professor, MA Program in Museum Professions, Department of Art, Music and Design
9:15-10:15: Emerging Stakeholders
Moderator: Alexander Bauer
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, City University of New York, Queens; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Cultural Property
Student Speakers
- Josh Gorman, Ph. D., University of Memphis, Tennessee, Universalism and the New Museology: Impacts on the Ethics of Authority and Ownership
- Jennifer Zazo, M.A., Museum Studies, New York University, Descendent Stakeholders: The African Burial Ground National Monument and the Civic Engagement Initiative
- Heather Hope Stephens, J.D. candidate, DePaul University College of Law, Walking the Wire: Balancing Moral Rights and the Artist’s Vision after VARA
- Léontine Meijer-Van Mensch, Ph. D. candidate, Centre for Sociomuseology Studies, Lusófona University, Lisbon, & Paula Assunçãao dos Santos, Ph. D. candidate, University Viadrina, Frankfurt, New Grounds for Analyzing and Teaching Museum Ethics in the Dutch Context
10:15-10:30: Questions
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-11:30: Keynote speaker
Dr. Glenn Wharton, Conservator, Museum of Modern Art, and Research Scholar, New York University Museum Studies & the Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center: Expanding Representation in Conservation: From Hawaiian Public Sculpture to Media Installations at MoMA
11:30-11:45: Questions
11:45-12:45: Lunch
12:45-1:45: New Arguments
Moderator: Bruce Altshuler
Director, Program in Museum Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University
Student Speakers
- Jennine Schweighardt, M.A. Museum Professions, Seton Hall University, Ghostbusters at the Museum: Ethics, Transparency and Paranormal-Themed Programming at Historic Sites
- Peter Brown, M.A. Museum Studies, University of Leicester, Lindow Man: A Bog Body Controversy
- Walter Lehmann, M.A. candidate, Museum Studies, George Washington University, Contributory Infringement? The Law and Ethics of Acquiring Appropriation Art
- Chelsea Haines, M.A. Visual Culture Theory, New York University, A New State of the Arts: Developing the Biennial Model as Ethical and Sustainable Art Practice in Post-Katrina New Orleans
1:45-2:00: Questions
2:00-2:15: Break
2:15-3:00: Changing Perceptions
Moderator: Steven Lubar
Professor, American Civilization and History, and Director, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, Brown University
Student Speakers
- Elizabeth Reilly-Brown, M.A. candidate, Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University, & Marisa Day, M.A. candidate, Art History and Museum Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Educational Resource or Commodity? Safeguarding University Art Museum Collections from Deaccession
- Lydie Diakhaté, M.A. Museum Studies, New York University, When a Voice is Missing, the Example of the Maison Tropicale
- Amelia Wong, Ph. D. candidate, American Studies, University of Maryland, Finding our Balance: Social Media at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
3:00-3:15: Questions
3:15-3:30: Break
3:30-4:30: Roundtable Discussion: New Directions in Museum Ethics Scholarship
- Bruce Altshuler
Director, Program in Museum Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University - Alexander Bauer
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, City University of New York, Queens; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Cultural Property - Petra Chu
Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, Director, M.A. Program in Museum Professions, Department of Art, Music and Design, Seton Hall University - Juergen Heinrichs
Associate Professor of Art History, M.A. Program in Museum Professions, Department of Art, Music and Design, Seton Hall University - Carlo Lamagna
Clinical Associate Professor of Art and Art Education, New York University - Steve Lubar
Professor, American Civilization and History, and Director, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, Brown University - Janet Marstine
Director, Institute of Museum Ethics and Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Music and Design, Seton Hall University - Dr. Glenn Wharton
Conservator, Museum of Modern Art, and Research Scholar,
New York University