ICMM - Thursday 17 SeptemberICMM - Thursday 17 September 

Morning

0830 - 0930	Registration desk open
	Ben Lexcen Terrace
0900 - 0945	Community Engagement Keynote + Q&A
	Theatre

09:45 - 10:30	Panel discussion
	Theatre
	Cathy Green, National Maritime Historical Society, United States of America (chair)
	Mereoni Camailakeba, Fiji Museum, Fiji
	Andreia Conceicao, Sesimbra Maritime Museum, Portugal
	Zefeng You, Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Hong Kong
10:30 - 10:45	Break
	Ben Lexcen Terrace
10:45 - 12:00	Plenary session on Community Engagement
	Theatre
	Sarah Lockwood, Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom (chair)
	Anusha Kesarkar Gavankar & Katharina Bothe, Observer Research Foundation, India
	Matthew Poll, Australian National Maritime Museum, Australia
	Zhwendeline Pieter, Museums and Heritage Curaçao, Curaçao
	Jonathan Boulware, South Street Seaport Museum, United States of America

Afternoon

1200 - 1300	Lunch
	Ben Lexcen Terrace
1300 - 1415	Focus Presentations - Museums and Action: Common Problems, Outstanding Solutions
	Theatre
	Gilberto Kerr, Brazilian Navy Historical Heritage Directorate, Brazil (chair)
	Paul Stephanus, Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Australia
	Catherine Phipps, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
	Nina Bundgaard Trier, Maritime Museum of Denmark, Denmark
	Ian Murphy, National Museums Liverpool, United Kingdom
	Connie Ng, Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Hong Kong
	Daníel Pétur Daníelsson, Herring Era Museum, Iceland
	James Oluka, Ateker Museum, Uganda
	Nia Ridwan, Flinders University, Australia
1415 - 1430	Networking break
	Ben Lexcen Terrace
1430 - 1630	Workshops (See below for details)
	Maritime archaeology in urban harbours
	Facing the challenges of ship restoration
	Exhibiting the Black Pacific: Nurturing Co-Created Programming in Times of Crisis
	What’s happening in the engine room?
	Make it happen: advocacy for small museums
1715 - 1830	State Library maps and charts exhibition and drinks

Maritime archaeology in urban harbours

Session lead: James Hunter

Session description: Join James Hunter, the Australian National Maritime Museum's Manager of Maritime Archaeology, in a workshop that addresses maritime archaeology in urban harbours while aboard a vessel touring Sydney Harbour. Attendees will motor past some of the city's most famous landmarks and are encouraged to present and discuss their experiences with maritime archaeology in urban settings and explore past and current research, as well as future possibilities.

Format: A structured workshop and roundtable discussion aboard a tour vessel. The primary goal would be to hear from folks who have worked in this space in various international locales and see how their experiences/research compares and contrasts.

Target audience: Maritime archaeologists and heritage practitioners primarily, but also conference attendees with an interest in harbours and urban maritime landscapes.

Participant preparation: Participants should dress appropriately for a harbour vessel tour, including boat shoes or sneakers, rain jacket, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, and anti-seasickness medication if needed. Attendees who would like to present are encouraged to submit a PowerPoint presentation in advance.

Venue: Offsite (pick up from Ben Lexcen Terrace) MV Harman

 

Facing the regulatory, aesthetic, financial, functional and historic challenges of  ship restoration

Session lead: Jon Simpson

Session description: This will be a transfer from the ANMM to Sydney Heritage Fleet's Shipyard in Rozelle aboard the 1902 ST Waratah. A guided tour of the shipyard and in particular the 1927 steam ship John Oxley and the 1912 Kanangra ferry restorations. The guides will provide an in-depth briefing of the fleet's strategy and practice of restoration and operation. Delegates will be taken back to the ANMM by ST Waratah. There will be many opportunities to share our experience with ICMM delegates

Format: Guided tour and presentation of strategy and practice of restoration and operation

Target audience: The workshop is suitable for those with responsibility for floating collections, vessel maintenance and restoration projects, and steam enthusiasts

Venue: Offsite (pick up from Ben Lexcen Terrace)

 

Exhibiting the Black Pacific: Nurturing Co-Created Programming in Times of Crisis

Session lead: Caroline Collins

Session description: This workshop brings together the scholar/curator from the University of California San Diego behind Take Me to the Water: Histories of the Black Pacific and their Maritime Museum of San Diego partner to discuss the opportunities and challenges of creating programming focused on undertold maritime histories.

Format: Structured workshop

Target audience: This session is intended for scholars, curators, museum professionals, culture bearers, and community members interested in highlighting undertold maritime histories—particularly in collaborative settings.

Venue: Terrace Room

 

What’s happening in the engine room?

Session lead: Richard Wesley

Session description: ICMM provides a unique opportunity to share familiar challenges in the “routine” technical aspects of running a cultural institution from a collection management perspective.

Conservators, Registrars, Vessel Documenters, Shipwrights, Sailing Masters, and the ships cat can all be found uniquely in our institutions. This workshop will provide an opportunity to share common ground and to have the opportunity to look behind the scenes at the ANMM Wharf 7.

In addition to meeting with the Heads of Conservation and Registration to exchange views on their areas of responsibility, the workshop with include short 7-minute presentations on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels, Sydney Heritage Fleet, and the challenges of traditional steel vessel preservation Australasia.

It is anticipated there will be opportunities for 6 to 10 speakers to speak from around the globe, with or without the support of a PowerPoint. Talking to Posters would also be welcome.

Format: The workshop will include tours of the main stores and conservation lab, a Q and A + 6 to 10 short presentations. Depending on delegate interests two concurrent sessions may be run over a two-hour period.

Speakers include: Agata Rostek Robak, ANMM Head of Conservation. “Opportunities and challenges in the Conservation space at the Australian National Maritime Museum + Tour of Laboratory"

Sally Fletcher, ANMM Head of Registration. “Tracking, Managing, Storing and Sharing 165,000 items at the Australian National Maritime Museum + Tour of Collection Stores"

Liam McGeath and David O’Sullivan. “Making the Australian Register of Historic Vessels fit for purpose in the Age of AI”

Dr. Ian McLeod, Consultant. “Big Conservation Strategies in a world of budget challenges”

Dr. CJ Manjarres- Wahlberg. “Cape Dom and the power of innovation to help preserve an historic vessel.”

Target audience: Museum practitioners working with collections and those who have responsibility for ensuring they come alive.

Participant preparation: White gloves not necessary but no backpacks as participants navigate behind the scenes. 

Venue: Wharf 7

 

Make it happen: advocacy for small museums

Session lead: Carol Scott

Session description: Large or small, volunteer-run or staffed, all museums need to advocate on behalf of their institution. We define advocacy as actively promoting causes in ways which influence opinions and motivate actions. Local and regional museums have as much need of the skills to achieve these ends as do larger institutions. Luckily, good advocacy follows a path which can be adapted and scaled to any size or situation. In this workshop, we will develop campaigns based on a clear understanding of our museum’s value, defined goals, clearly identified audience/s, compelling narratives and ways to follow-up and track progress towards successful outcomes.

Format: Structured workshop

Target audience: Directors and senior staff at small to mid-sized local and regional museums

Participant preparation: Each participant will be asked to bring an issue for a campaign to the workshop as the basis for building advocacy expertise. 

Venue: Wharf 7 Onslow