Contributors at 'Cultural Cities: the recovery' - the Weston Library, Oxford
Interior of the Weston Library / Bodleian Libraries, Oxford (courtesy Wilkinson Eyre)
10 September 12 noon to 1.15 pm
At the Weston Library / Bodleian Libraries, Oxford (and via Zoom)
At our ‘Cultural Cities: the recovery’ forum on 10th September, we will be discussing how well government support for the cultural sector has worked during the pandemic. The future relationship between libraries, cities and communities will also be debated, as well as the role culture needs to play in sustaining successful high streets across the UK. The panellists will also share innovations in cultural programming for museums, theatre, festivals and performance venues.
Contributors
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) - Lord Mendoza, Commissioner for Cultural Recovery
Libraries and cities
Bodleian Libraries – Richard Ovenden, Chief Librarian and Head of Bodleian Libraries
Warrington Borough Council – Professor Steve Broomhead, Chief Executive (former Chair, Libraries Task Force)
The British Library – Jamie Andrews, Head of Cultural & Learning Programmes
Wright & Wright Architects – Stephen Smith, Partner
Leeds City Council – Cllr Jonathan Pryor – Cabinet Lead for Culture & Economy
Culture and the High Street
Oxford City Council – Cllr Mary Clarkson, Cabinet Lead for Culture, Leisure & Tourism
Land Securities – Brendan Hattam, Westgate Oxford Centre Director
MICA Architects – Stuart Cade, Director
Historic England – Ellen Harrison, Head of Public Programming / High Streets HAZ programme
Museums, theatres and festivals
Ashmolean Museum – Xa Sturgis, Director
Grimshaw – Kirsten Lees, Managing Partner, London
Oxford Playhouse Theatre – Vanessa Lefrancois, Joint Director & CEO
Oxford Playhouse Theatre – Louise Chantal, Joint Director
Culture Liverpool – Claire McColgan, Director
Our forum report will follow with detail on speaker contributions on the themes stated above.