Asean Museum Forum 2024

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About The ASEAN Museum Forum 2024

The ASEAN Museum Forum 2024, themed 'Contemporary Challenges and Innovative Practices in Museums,' focuses on addressing the critical issues facing museums today. Museums encounter numerous challenges such as financial constraints, the need for digital transformation, cultural sensitivities, legal complexities, and health and safety concerns. This forum provides a platform for museum professionals, academics, technologists, and community leaders, to discuss these challenges, share insights, and exchange innovative ideas, emphasizing the need for museums to adapt to societal, environmental, and technological changes.

Innovation is vital for the survival and future progress of museums. The forum highlights innovative practices across various areas, including adopting new technologies, developing digital engagement platforms, and implementing fresh approaches to management and education. By promoting creative problem-solving and dynamic community engagement, the forum encourages museums to transcend conventional boundaries and adopt relevant methods to tackle contemporary challenges effectively.

Through keynote speeches and panel discussions, the forum will showcase research, case studies, and strategies that demonstrate museums' adaptability in times of change. This event aims to ensure museums continue to play a crucial role in preserving heritage while evolving with the needs of people, communities, and contemporary society.

Schedule

	AGENDA 12 SEPTEMBER 2024	13 September 2024 >>
TIME	LE CONCORDE BALLROOM	KRISANA - RACHAVADEE
09:00-09:30	Registration
09:30-09:50	Opening ceremony
09:50-10:10	Keynote Session 1: A UNESCO perspective on post-pandemic museum development Keynote Speaker: Feng Jing, Ph.D. Chief of Culture Unit, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok
10:10-10:30	Refreshment Break
10:30-12:00	Panel 1: Strategies for Crisis Management in Museums during the Pandemic Moderator: Montakarn Suvanatap Kittipaisalsilp, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok - Sustainable Conservation and Displays during the Pandemic: An exhibition of painted photographs in Tropical Climates - Nina Dueñas - Vietnam National Museum of History during crisis periods - Challenges and Opportunities - Nguyen Thi Dinh - Enhancing Social Interaction for Virtual Museum Experience - Pornphan Phichai, Ph.D.	Panel 2: Navigating Financial Frontiers in Museum Operations Moderator: Luckana Kunavichayanont, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre - Tackling budgetary constraints through fundraising - Emmanouil Tzannes - Financially Resilient Museums: Strategies for Sustainable Operations and Optimized Resource Management - Panjit Pichitkul Rethinking Museum Shops in the context of Creative Industry - ShawHong Ser, DBA.
12:00-13:00	Lunch Time
13:00-13:20	Keynote Session 2: Getting Prepared for Crisis In The Museum Keynote Speaker: Pei-Yin Shih, National Palace Museum
13:20-13:40	Keynote Session 3: Chatbot-based Virtual Assistant for Museums: A Story of “Nong Nam Dok Mai” Keynote Speaker: Assist. Prof. Sukonmeth Jitmahantakul, Ph.D., Chulalongkorn University
13:40-15:10	Panel 3: Harnessing Digital Innovation for Museum Engagement Moderator: Assist. Prof. Noppadon Kitana, Ph.D., Chulalongkorn University - NSM AR development: digital access for everyone - Anupap Sakulngam - Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Technology for Museums in Challenging Times - Julia Kim-Davies - A case on digitizing Thai bee’s natural museum collection - Pakorn Nalinrachatakan	Panel 4: Innovative Approaches to Cultural Narratives Moderator: Nuntamon Kutalad, Ph.D., Mahidol University - Asin Tibouk: Representing the Intangible Cultural Heritage in a Museum Exhibition -Audrey Dawn M. Tomada - Contribute to the popular spread of Maritime-Underwater Cultural Heritage through Exhibitions and Education using Digital Techniques in Maritime Museums - Jung Young-Hwa Promoting scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom among the elderly - Ditsaphon Matuampunwong
15:10-15:30	Refreshment Break
15:30-17:00	Panel 5: Fortifying Museums – Preparedness and the Thai Context Moderator: Disapong Netlomwong, Office of National Museums - Contemporary Challenges and Innovative Practices in Museums Case Study Flooding Management Plan for the Royal Barges National Museum - Duangjai Pichitnarongchai - Crisis as Opportunity: The Revival of Thammasat Museum of Anthropology after the Flood - Assoc. Prof. Podjanok Kanjanajuntorn, Ph.D. - DRM- It's a Must-have - Chalida Uabumrungjit	Panel 6: Heritage Reimagined: Engagement, Repatriation, and Peacebuilding Moderator: Udomluck Hoontrakul, Ph.D., Thammasat University - Going Grassroots: The Engagement of Local Communities in Museum Formation and Management - Ma. Cecilia B. Cabañes - How repatriations can reshape the museum model - Christine Begley - Violent Conflict, Indelible Memory, and Possibility for Museum for Peace: Deep South Museum and Archives - Patporn Phoothong

4 Sanam Chai Rd.,
Phra Nakhon,
Bangkok

Tel. No. : 02 225 2777
Fax : 02 225 2775

Conference Format
The presentation and discussion will be conducted in both English and Thai, with interpreters provided.
No registration fee is required.
The event is open to 200 participants.

Contact Info.
Chewasit Boonyakiat
Email chewasit@ndmi.or.th
Phone 02 225 2777 ext. 429
Kusra Mukdawijit
Email kusra@ndmi.or.th
Phone 02 225 2777 ext. 402