Invitation and call for papers

Third Conference of the Museum of the Bank of Albania

"The future of museums and education”

Tirana, 15 November 2019

The Bank of Albania has the pleasure of announcing its third Conference of the Museum of the Bank of Albania, to be organised in Tirana, Albania, on 15 November 2019, at the Bank of Albania premises.

The one-day conference will be dedicated to: “The future of museums and education”.

In general, museums, in the pursuit of their role as cultural, research and educational institutions that collect, preserve and present to the public objects of historical, scientific, cultural and artistic values, aim at informing and educating them in a particular area. From this point of view, the Museum of Bank of Albania, through a rich numismatic collection, introduces the public to the evolution of money throughout the centuries, from its earliest primitive form to its present-day digital form.

Latest technological advances have turned central bank museums into information hubs. Through apps, movies, educational brochures and lectures, visitors are not merely informed, but above all, they benefit from an interactive experience.

In fact, this new approach that museums have adopted, has contributed to the improvement of knowledge and culture in various fields. The experience ones gains during a museum visit educates, inspires and helps him or her to acquire knowledge, values ​​and attitudes that come from a country’s cultural heritage and its past, which take up new forms, and in a forward-looking approach.

Within this framework, the aim of this conference is to bring together museum officials, experts, and experienced and young researchers in the field of museology and education, to share their findings on the future role of museums and education in the culture and welfare of a country.

Below you can find some topic proposals:

• Management of museum collections and education through heritage
• Innovation, education and cultural heritage
• Museums as informal educational hubs: the future of tradition[1]
• Integrating technology into exhibitions, as an aid to the educational role of museums
• Innovative education in museums: successful experiences
• Visits to museums as tools for enriching school curriculum knowledge

The Bank of Albania invites interested candidates to send an extended abstract of their proposed paper and a short bio by 15 September 2019 at 23:59 to the following e-mail addresses:

Museum of the Bank of Albania: [email protected];

Elsa Zhulali (Research Department): [email protected]

No conference fee will be charged.

Authors of the selected papers will be notified by18 October 2019.