CCC Lecture - Esme Ward, Director Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum and how to renew and reimagine the creative, collaborative and civic role of the university museum.

With a mission to build understanding between cultures and a more sustainable world, Manchester Museum at the University of Manchester reopened in February 2023 after a capital (and ethical?) transformation and commitment to become the world's most inclusive, imaginative and caring museum.

In this lecture Esme Ward (Director, Manchester Museum) will draw upon experiences and stories rooted in Manchester, grapple with the complexities and challenges facing 'encyclopaedic" museums today and reflect on a more open, equitable and values-driven approach to research, care and collections.

This in-person event will take place at Pembroke College Auditorium. The lecture wil be followed by a drinks reception from 19.30 - 20.30

This event has been organised by Collections-Connections-Communities (CCC) a University of Cambridge Collections interdisciplinary research initiative.

Host or Publisher University of Cambridge Museums