WORKLAB GENERAL MEETING

Copenhagen, 8-10 November 2007
PLEASE ENROL BEFORE 10 October to
pl@arbejdermuseet.dk

Programme:

8 November

• 09.00 Meeting place: The Workers’ Museum.
  Transfer to The National Museum, department in Brede – by train
• 10.00-11.30 The National Museum, Brede (former cotton mill)
  Annette Vasström: Presentation of the plant, presentation of the new industrial exhibition project 2009 and guided tour.
• 11.30-13.00 WORKLAB Project situation concerning: Flexicurity and new projects for future applications to EU 2007, part 1
  General Meeting
• 13.00-14.00 Lunch at Brede Spisehus (former canteen for the manual workers and staff)
• 14.00-17.00 International presentation of projects
  1. Andy Pearce: Extension of People’s History in Manchester, Planning and problems, United Kingdom
  2. Udo Wiesinger: Workingworld-net – A new concept in Museum Arbeitswelt, Steyr, Austria
  3. Torsten Nielsson: Industrial Life – A new exhibition in Museum of Work, Norrköping, Sweden

Evening at your own
9 November

• 10.00 Meeting place: The Workers’ Museum
• 10.00-12.00 Kalle Kallio: Perspectives of the Finnish Labour Museums
  Birgitte Beck Pristed: Dream Factories – Industry and Modernism – Presentation of the co-operation project between 7 Nordic and Baltic Countries. Travelling exhibition launched at The Workers’ Museum 11 October.
  Presentation of the sub terrain extension at The Workers Museum and tour in the exhibition
• 12.00-13.00 Lunch at Café & Ølhalle at the museum
• 13.00-14.00 Jacob Bjerring-Hansen: Presentation of the new permanent exhibition at The Workers’ Museum “Industrial Work”
• 14.00-15.00 José Gameiro: Presentation of the next meeting place: PORTIMÃO in Portugal
• 18.00 Buffet at Peter’s house in Charlottenlund

10 November

• 10.00 Meeting place: The Workers’ Museum
• 10.00-12.00 Tour through parts of the workers’ Copenhagen to the city of Frederiksværk in North Zeeland. A town created around the former royal gun foundry and gunpowder factory.
• 12.00-13.00 Lunch in the former gun foundry “Gjethusetâ”
• 13.00-15.00 Frank Allan Rasmussen: Presentation of the Frederiksværk Industrial Museums and guided tour in the industrial townscape.
• 16.00-18.00 A co-operative beer and Project planning 2 at the Workers’ Museum. End of conference

Conference fee: 80 EURO
Hotel: We recommend Hotel CabInn (Close to RE-train and Metro-connection to airport)
Price: 70 EURO per night, incl. breakfast – www.cabinn.com

Conditions: Participants pay for transport to Denmark. We plan to get transport Saturday, hotel and common meals fully funded.

Greetings

Peter Ludvigsen, Chairman