A Culture of Lates: how do Museum Lates build audiences & generate income?
23rd Apr 2018
Culture24 is running a conference about museum after-hours events at the National Gallery in London on June 1st. ‘A Culture of Lates’ is aimed at policymakers involved in the NTE, museum/gallery after-hours events programmers and venue decision-makers and will be a fabulous opportunity to learn about Lates and network with colleagues.
The conference speaker list includes:
- Kim Streets, CEO of Museums Sheffield
- Ashlie Hunter, Producer of Public Programs, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Bill Griffiths, Head of Programmes, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, creator of Newcastle/Gateshead’s annual culture crawl The Late Shows
- Alan Miller, Chair of the Night-Time Industries Association
- Airbnb, a cultural tourism expert
- Marilyn Scott, Director, The Lightbox, Woking
- Lucy Woodbridge, Head of Visitor Events at the Natural History Museum
- Tatiana Getman, Head of special projects & events, the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
- Tim Ross, Australian comedian and TV presenter who uses comedy to create original heritage interpretation events and Instagram to market them.
The programme will feature presentations, panel discussions, socials and practical sessions.
Plus… Sussex independent artisan spirit producers Blackdown Distillery will be sponsoring the after-conference drinks party providing a welcome drink to all guests who pop up to the National Dining Rooms from 5.30pm.
Image: © visitlondon.com/Jon Reid and Museum of London