AGENDA 12 SEPTEMBER 2024

Opening ceremony

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

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.

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

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