WORKLAB conference in PORTIMÃO, Portugal  29.-31. OCT. 2008

Dear colleagues in WORKLAB.

The Next WORKLAB conference will take place in the newly opened Museum of Portimão 29.-31.OCT. 2008.
The museum – situated in a former fish canning factory – will be the host of the conference.

Preliminary programme:
29.-30. Oct.: International conference:

“Industrial Work and Museums”
Subtitle: Change of societies – change of industry – change of museums
Contents:

• new tasks of labour and social history museums in a globalize world
• how to present new subjects of labour and industry in museums
• how to interpret or mediate this new subjects for special target groups
• theoretical and common speeches
• (best) practice examples

Participants:

• labour museums
• museums with main focus on social history
• universities
• communities (e.g. people responsible for museums / culture in cities or nations)

31. Oct.: Worklab meeting:
Task: Discussions about the future of WORKLAB – expansion of membership.
Discussion about transformation of WORKLAB to an International Committee in  ICOM for “Social History and Labour Museums” .
Any other questions and
Planning of the next meeting i Tampere, Finland.

1.-2.Nov: Post-conference:
The Portugese host   will plan a specific programme for the weekend 1.-2.NOV. Details will follow later – but alone the weather can be recomended.

Please send suggestions for papers and questions to
Peter Ludvigsen , The Workers Museum, Copenhagen
or
Nick Mansfield , Peoples History, Manchester

Best regards
Peter Ludvigsen
Director/Chair