De-urbanising the Rural

6pm – 7.30pm at TENT
De-urbanising the Museum

A call to acknowledge the urban trajectory of museums/contemporary art spaces and possible rural roles. With reflective introductions from Charles Esche, director Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven and Franciska Zólyom, director GfZK Leipzig, followed by a panel with Jane Scarth, curator public programme at Whitechapel Gallery London, Renan Laru-an, artistic director at SAVVY Contemporary Berlin, Alina Dzeravianka, cultural manager and activist based in Brest, Belarus and Aria Spinelli, curator/researcher at ASCA, Universiteit van Amsterdam.
The session is moderated by Meta Knol.