Asean Museum Forum 2024

This panel explores how museums around the world have responded to the crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters will discuss strategies for conservation, community engagement, and digital transformation, showcasing how museums have turned challenges into opportunities for innovation and deeper visitor engagement.

- Sustainable Conservation and Displays during the Pandemic: An exhibition of painted photographs in Tropical Climates - Nina Dueñas

Nina Dueñas from National Museum of the Philippines examines the role of museums in providing healing and conservation during the pandemic through an exhibition of painted photographs in tropical climates. The discussion highlights innovative preventive conservation and the sustainability of paper-based artworks.

- Vietnam National Museum of History during crisis periods: Challenges and Opportunities - Nguyen Thi Dinh

Nguyen Thi Dinh from Vietnam National Museum of History shares insights on how the Vietnam National Museum of History navigated the pandemic by enhancing digital engagement and educational programs. This presentation explores the transformation of operational difficulties into learning and growth opportunities within museum settings.

- Enhancing Social Interaction for Virtual Museum Experience - Pornphan Phichai

Pornphan Phichai from National Science Museum Thailand and the University of Glasgow UK presents on the evolution of virtual museum experiences that simulate social interactions through immersive VR technology. This talk details the development and implications of digital technologies that maintain visitor engagement and recreates the social aspects of museum visits.

Presentation Language: English
Date / Time: 12-09-2024 / 10.30-12.00 hrs.
Venue: LE CONCORDE BALLROOM




	Panel	Strategies for Crisis Management in Museums during the Pandemic
	Moderator	Montakarn Suvanatap Kittipaisalsilp, UNESCO Bangkok
	Abstract	This panel explores how museums around the world have responded to the crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters will discuss strategies for conservation, community engagement, and digital transformation, showcasing how museums have turned challenges into opportunities for innovation and deeper visitor engagement. - Sustainable Conservation and Displays during the Pandemic: An exhibition of painted photographs in Tropical Climates - Nina Dueñas Nina Dueñas from National Museum of the Philippines examines the role of museums in providing healing and conservation during the pandemic through an exhibition of painted photographs in tropical climates. The discussion highlights innovative preventive conservation and the sustainability of paper-based artworks. - Vietnam National Museum of History during crisis periods: Challenges and Opportunities - Nguyen Thi Dinh Nguyen Thi Dinh from Vietnam National Museum of History shares insights on how the Vietnam National Museum of History navigated the pandemic by enhancing digital engagement and educational programs. This presentation explores the transformation of operational difficulties into learning and growth opportunities within museum settings. - Enhancing Social Interaction for Virtual Museum Experience - Pornphan Phichai Pornphan Phichai from National Science Museum Thailand and the University of Glasgow UK presents on the evolution of virtual museum experiences that simulate social interactions through immersive VR technology. This talk details the development and implications of digital technologies that maintain visitor engagement and recreates the social aspects of museum visits. Presentation Language: English Date / Time: 12-09-2024 / 10.30-12.00 hrs. Venue: LE CONCORDE BALLROOM
	Biography	Montakarn Suvanatap Kittipaisalsilp joined UNESCO in 2011 and is currently an Associate Programme Officer for Culture at the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok. With an education background in linguistics, museology, and cultural project development, she is responsible for implementing national and regional capacity-building projects on intangible heritage safeguarding, sustainable heritage management, professionalization of heritage-related careers, and prevention of illicit trafficking of cultural properties. Her interest has been in interdisciplinary and participatory approaches to heritage safeguarding and sustainable tourism, with a focus on ensuring ethics in working alongside local communities and indigenous peoples.