N.B. Although this Symposium is free it would be appreciated if you could make a small donation to Centrepoint who provide homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. Donate here or https://centrepoint.org.uk/donate/

Programme details details can be found at http://www.heritagenetwork.dmu.ac.uk/

Key themes include:

Covid 19 – the response of the museum and heritage sector

Digital heritage and museum technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, geo-location, online and mobile technologies

Diversity and inclusion in museums and heritage

Re-interpreting our heritage following the Black Lives Matter movement

Improving accessibility for disabilities in museums and heritage

Heritage project legacies

Overseas community heritage research

Co-design and co-production methodologies and processes

Community roles and relationships

Preventing museum and heritage centre closures

Sustainability and new business models

Project impact case studies

Project evaluation and measurement methodologies

Design for heritage and museums

Future heritage funding opportunities

The use of live performance and media in heritage

5th AHRC Connected Communities Heritage Network Symposium