Couldn’t Attend the 2019 GLAM Summit in Montreal?

May 13, 2019

The third Summit on the Value of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums was held today at the Grande Bibliothèque in Montréal.

For those who could not attend in person, the event was webcast via Library and Archives Canada’s YouTube channel.

The webcast is available below in four videos. The summit agenda and speakers’ biographies are available from the event website.

Video 1

• Welcoming remarks
• Opening remarks
• Keynote address: “Rethinking Art as a Force for Social Cohesion”
• Panel 1: Quebec Experience

Welcoming Remarks

Jean-Louis Roy, Chief Executive Officer, BAnQ
Katy Tari, Director, Board of Directors, Canadian Museums Association
Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Library and Archives Canada (LAC)

Opening remarks

Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
Introduction: Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, LAC

Keynote address: “Rethinking Art as a Force for Social Cohesion”

Nathalie Bondil, Director and Chief Curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Introduction: Hélène Laurendeau, Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage

Panel 1: Quebec Experience

This session will highlight the Quebec experience in sharing benefits and lessons learned from innovative partnerships and approaches, and provide actionable strategies.

• • Moderator: Marie Martel, Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Sciences, Université de Montréal
  • Éric Lefebvre, Director of Development, Quartier des spectacles Partnership
  • Jean-Jacques Lachapelle, Director General, MA, Musée d’art de Rouyn-Noranda
  • Stéphan La Roche, Director General, Musée de la civilisation de Québec

Video 2

• Panel 2: GLAMs and Indigenous Peoples

Panel 2: GLAMs and Indigenous Peoples

This session will look at how galleries, libraries, archives and museums can work more closely with Indigenous communities and individuals to renew relationships that are based on mutual understanding and respect.

• • Moderator: André Dudemaine, Founder and Director of Terres en vues and the Présence autochtone de Montréal Festival
  • Louis Gagnon, Curator and Director, Department of Museology, Avataq Cultural Institute
  • Oliva Lya Thomassie, Arts Aumaaggiivik Secretariat, Avataq Cultural Institute
  • Karon Shmon, Director, Culture and Heritage Department, Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research

Video 3

• Keynote address: Charles Eckman
• Presentation of the value study on Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums, and breakout sessions

Keynote address

Charles Eckman, Dean of Libraries, University of Miami
Introduction: Marie G. Lalonde, Executive Director, Ontario Museum Association

Presentation of the value study on Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums, and breakout sessions

• • Andrew Tessler, Head of Consultancy for Australasia, Oxford Economics Inc.
  • Alice Gambarin, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics Inc.
  • Hamilton Galloway, Head of Consultancy for the Americas, Oxford Economics Inc.

Following the presentation by Oxford Economics, participants will break into three groups to discuss the preliminary findings of the study.

Video 4

• Plenary session on the value study on Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums
• Panel 3: Collaboration in the World of Technology
• Closing remarks

Plenary session on the value study on Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums

• • Andrew Tessler, Head of Consultancy for Australasia, Oxford Economics Inc.
  • Alice Gambarin, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics Inc.
  • Hamilton Galloway, Head of Consultancy for the Americas, Oxford Economics Inc.

Panel 3: Collaboration in the World of Technology

This session will look at collaborative projects with technology partners to improve the user experience.

• • Moderator: Eric Chan, a.k.a EEPMON, Digital Artist
  • Mathieu Ferland, Senior Producer, Ubisoft
  • Cloé St-Cyr, Multimedia Director, Moment Factory
  • Claire Paillon, Director, Valorization of Research, Society for Arts and Technology
  • Mélanie Deveault, Head, Educational, Citizen and Cultural Action, McCord Stewart Museum

Closing remarks

• • Jean-Louis Roy, Chief Executive Officer, BAnQ
  • Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, LAC