Creating, Documenting and Using Archives of Spontaneous Memorials International Workshop

20-21 September 2018 Manchester Art Gallery

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Table of Contents

WorkshopSchedule.........................................................................................................................4Thursday20thSeptember2018..........................................................................................................................4Friday21stSeptember2018...............................................................................................................................4

Overview.........................................................................................................................................5

AbstractsandBiographies................................................................................................................6Paris.....................................................................................................................................................................6Nice.....................................................................................................................................................................7Brussels...............................................................................................................................................................8OverviewofBelgianandFrencharchivesofgrassrootsmemorials....................................................................9Stockholm..........................................................................................................................................................10Barcelona...........................................................................................................................................................11Shoreham..........................................................................................................................................................12Manchester.......................................................................................................................................................13

ListofDelegates.............................................................................................................................15

MapandAddresses.......................................................................................................................16

ContactDetails..............................................................................................................................17

FundersandSponsors....................................................................................................................17

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Workshop Schedule Thursday 20th September 2018 09.15 RegistrationandTea/Coffee(usetheGallery’sentranceonPrincessStreet)09.50 Welcome(AlistairHudson,ManchesterArtGalleryDirector)10.00 Introduction(KostasArvanitis)10.20 Paris(MathildePintaultandGérômeTruc)10.40 Nice(MarionDuvigneau)11.00 Discussion11.20 Break11.50 Brussels(FrédéricBoquetandMarieVanEeckenrode)12.10 OverviewofBelgianandFrencharchivesofspontaneous/grassrootsmemorials

(MaëlleBazinandMarieVanEeckenrode)12.30 Discussion13.00 Lunch14.00 Stockholm(ElisabethBoogh,KajsaHartig,JohannaKarlssonandHansÖjmyr)14.20 Barcelona(JosepBracons,DanielAlcubierreGómezandLídiaFontPagès)14.40 Shoreham(WendyWalker)15.00 Discussion15.30 Break15.50 Manchester(KostasArvanitis,LarysaBoltonandAmandaWallace)16.10 TheManchesterTogetherArchiveVisit17.15 End19.00 WorkshopDinner(Zouk)Friday 21st September 2018 09.00 Tea/Coffee(usetheGallery’sentranceonPrincessStreet)09.30 Collecting,Retention,ConservationandDisposal10.30 PublicArchivesandPublicsofArchives

DigitalArchives11.15 Break11.30 Impactonculturalorganisation(s)andauthorities

Psychosocialperspectivesofspontaneousmemorials’archives12.15 SpontaneousandPermanentMemorialisation

Researchandinterpretationofspontaneousmemorials’archivesFuture(s)ofthearchives

13.00 Lunch13.45 AimsandActivitiesoftheNetwork15.00 NextSteps15.30 End

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Overview “Spontaneousmemorials”(alsotermed“spontaneousshrines”,“temporarymemorials”,“grassrootsmemorials”,or“makeshiftmemorials”)are,Santinonotes,“silentwitnesses[….]aprimarywaytomountthosewhodiedasuddenorshockingdeath,andtoacknowledgethecircumstancesofthedeaths”(Santino2006,5,12).Suchmemorialshavebeenthecontextorobjectofdifferentdisciplinaryandinterdisciplinaryinvestigations,suchas:spontaneousmemorialsasspacesofculturalnegotiationofpublicgrief(Doss2008;Eyre2006;Senie2006);theircommemorativeandperformativeroles(Santino2016);ritualsofgift-givingandthematerialcultureofmourning(HallamandHockey,2001);spacesofsocialaction(MargryandSanchez-Carretero2011),orpoliticalprotestanddeathrituals(Marchi2006);examplesofmassmediationofdisasterandtragicdeath(DayanandKatz1994);andinthecontextofasociologyofterroristattacks(Truc2018).However,spontaneousmemorialsraisealsoquestionsabouttheculturalprofessionalpractices,agents,outputsandimpactofcreating,documenting,managingandusingtheirarchives(seee.g.Maynor2015;Milošević2018;Morin2015;Purcell2012;Rivard2012;Schwartz2012;Whitton2016).Anexaminationoftheimpactthatspontaneousmemorialshaveonlocalmuseums,libraries,archivesorrelatedculturalorganisationstaskedwiththeirdocumentation,archivingandlong-termuseissignificantbecauseofthevalueandrolesthatthesememorials(andtheirarchive)haveinconstructingpersonalandcollectivememoriesoftragiceventsandtheimpacttheyhaveinchallengingestablishedarchivingandmuseologicalmethodsandtimeframes.Inthecaseofspontaneousmemorials,culturalorganisationsarefacedwithchallengessuchasrapiddocumentationandcontemporarycollecting,whichmostoftenfalloutsidetheirusualacquisition,collectingandmanagementframeworks.Inthiscontext,whatiscollected,documentedandarchived(ornot),whenandhowoften,bywhomandwhat/whofor,arequestionsthatneedtobeaddressed,inordertorevealtheagency,pre-conceptionsandcomprehensivenessintheformationanduseofaspontaneousmemorial’sarchive.Also,thefrequencyofspontaneousmemorialsoverrecentyearsmakessuchanexaminationallthemoreimportantandtimely.Accordingly,this2-dayinternationalworkshop,whichisfundedbytheBritishAcademy,willbringtogetherpractitioners,researchersandorganisationsinvolvedinarchivingandstudyingrecentandpastspontaneousmemorials.Itwillbeanopportunitytoshareexperiencesanddiscussconceptual,practicalandethicalchallengesinarchivingspontaneousmemorials,including:thepreparednessofcityandculturalauthoritiestorespondtothespeed,timeframeandpublicexpectationsofthesememorials;issuesofpublicparticipationandco-production;theexpansionofthespontaneousmemorialisationondigitalandsocialmedia;howarchivingdecisionsaffecttheconstructionandevolutionofthememoryoftherelevantevents;andtheuseoftheresultedarchiveinthecontextofhealthandwellbeingofpeopleaffectedpsychologicallyand/orphysicallybytheevents.Workshopparticipantswillalsoidentifypracticalandmethodologicalchallenges,planforalong-termprogrammeofactivityanddiscusspossiblefundingroutestosupportthiswork.Theintendedoutcomeistheformationofacommunityofpracticeandinternationalnetworkoncreating,documentingandusingarchivesofspontaneousmemorials.

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Abstracts and Biographies Paris Abstract Soonafterthe13November2015terrorattacks,theParismunicipalarchivesstartedcollectingandarchivingthecontentofthegrassrootsmemorialsthatappearedontheParisiansitesoftheattacks,e.g.aroundtheBataclanandonthecaféterraces,resultinginacollectionofaround7.700documents,nowaccessibleonline:http://archives.paris.fr/r/137/hommages-aux-victimes-des-attentats-de-2015/.ThisworkhasbeendoneinclosecollaborationwithGérômeTruc,asociologistattheCNRS,whotookpartalreadyintheworkofthe“ArchivodelDuelo”teamaftertheMadridbombingsof11March2004.Inspiredbythispreviousresearchproject,hecreatedwithsomecolleaguestheREATprojectfundedbythe“Attentats-recherche”committeeoftheCNRS,inordertoaccompanyscientificallytheworkoftheParisarchivesand,moregenerally,todocumentthesocialresponsestoParisattacksthroughthesematerialsandotherdata(https://reat.hypotheses.org/le-projet-reat).Inthispresentation,MathildePintault,fromtheParisArchives,andGérômeTrucwillgiveanoverviewoftheworkaccomplishedbytheParisarchives,oftheartefactscollectedandoftheirpossibleexploitationforresearchpurposes.Biographies MathildePintaultisanarchivistfortheParisArchives.Since2012,sheisinchargeofthecollectingpolicy–moreparticularlyofthejudicialandculturalarchives.WithhercolleagueAudreyCeselli,shehasdrivenandorganisedthewhole“13-November”projectoftheParisArchives,ie.thecollection,classification,storageandaccesstothedocumentsleftatthespontaneousmemorialsinthestreetsofParisafterthe13November2015attacks.Thetwoarchivistsarenowworkingonanewarchivalcollection:thedrawingsandsupportmessagesthattheCharlieHebdo’sredactionreceivedafterJanuary2015.GérômeTrucisasociologist,tenuredresearchfellowattheCNRSandmemberoftheInstitutdesSciencessocialesduPolitique.Hisworkfocusesprimarilyonsocialreactionstoterroristattacksandtheirmemorialisation,andmoregenerallyonmoralandpoliticalsociology.HeleadstheREATresearchproject,fundedbythe“Attentats-Recherche”committeeoftheCNRS,andheisinvolvedintheinterdisciplinary“13-November”researchprogram,directedbytheCNRSandtheINSERM.HeistheauthorofShellShocked:TheSocialResponsetoTerroristAttacks(PolityPress,2018)andhasalsocontributedtoTheArchivodelDuelo:Análisisdelarespuestaciudadanaantelosatentadosdel11demarzoenMadrid,directedbyCristinaSánchez-Carretero(CSIC,2011).

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Nice Abstract ThebandstandhousedfromJuly18,2016toFebruary19,2017,texts,objects,flowers,candles,etc.whichconstitutethe17FilistedfundofthemunicipalarchivesofNice:10boxesforidentifiedvictims,6boxesofflags,bannersandbanners,2crosses,19plasticcreations,7boxesofmessagesofcondolence,8boxesofpaintedpebblesandespecially67casesofstuffedanimalsofanysize.TheclearancewasauthorizedandstagedbytheMayor'sOfficeinFebruary2017,followingameetingofthe"CommitteeforthememoryofthevictimsofJuly14andthefollow-upoftheirfamilies"-consistingofassociationsofvictims,ofelectedofficials,ofuniversityprofessors,atadatefixedinagreementwiththefamilies.Itwasorganized,accordingtothewilloftheCabinet,asaceremony,withushersinfrockcoatandwhitegloves;somerelativesandfamilieshelpedthearchivists,underthefireofthecamerasofthewholeworld.Thecompletecollectionissacralizedpreventingthereforearchivistsfromeliminatingorselecting,whichiscontrarytopractices.Threefamilies,thepresidentofthevictims'associationandaTVcrewwerewelcomedinconservationstores.Ontheotherhand,inastillemotionallychargedcontext,therequestsforconsultationofhistoriansorethnologistshavebeenpostponed.Lekiosqueàmusiqueaabrité,du18juillet2016au19février2017,textes,objets,fleurs,bougies,etc.quiconstituentlefondscoté17FidesarchivesmunicipalesdeNice:10boîtespourdesvictimesidentifiées,6caissesdedrapeaux,bannièresetbanderoles,2croix,19créationsplastiques,7boîtesdemessagesdecondoléances,8caissesdegaletspeintsetsurtout67caissesdepeluchesdetoutformat.LacollecteaétéautoriséeetmiseenscèneparleCabinetduMaireenfévrier2017,àl’issued’uneréuniondu«comitépourlamémoiredesvictimesdu14juilletetlesuivideleursfamilles»–constituéd’associationsdevictimes,d’élus,deprofesseursd’Université,àunedatefixéeenaccordaveclesfamilles.Lejourdelacollecte,organiséeselonlavolontéduCabinetcommeunecérémonie,avecdeshuissiersenredingoteetgantsblancs,quelquesprochesetfamillesontaidélesarchivistes,souslefeudescamérasdumondeentier.L’ensembledesobjetscollectésfaitl’objetd’unesacralisation:lesarchivistesontdoncl’interdictiond’élimineroudesélectionner,cequiestcontraireauxpratiques.Troisfamilles,leprésidentdel’associationdesvictimesetuneéquipedetélévisionontétéaccueillisdanslesmagasinsdeconservation;enrevanche,dansuncontexteencoretrèschargéenémotion,lesdemandesdeconsultationd’historiensouethnologuesreçuesen2017etdébut2018ontétéajournées.Biography MarionDuvigneauwasbornin1968.Archivist-paleographerafterathesisofEcolenationaledeschartes(Paris)relatedtoagriculturalgazettesbetween1824and1848,sheworkedindepartmentalarchivesinMetzandLyonandindepartmentallibraryinChambéryandAnnecy.SheisattheheadoftheMunicipalArchivesofNicesinceOctober2013.WhenthecitywashitbytheattackofJuly14,2016,shewasinstructedbytheMayor'sOfficetoorganizethe

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clearanceofthespontaneousmemorialatthebandstand,nearthesea.SherelatedthisexperienceinanarticletobepublishedinthespecialissueoftheGazettedesArchives.MarionDuvigneauestnéeen1968.Archiviste-paléographeaprèsunethèsed’Ecolenationaledeschartes(Paris)surlethèmedesjournauxd’agriculturepratiqueentre1824et1848,elleatravailléenArchivesdépartementalesàMetzetLyon,enbibliothèquedépartementaleàChambéryetAnnecy,avantdeprendrelatêtedesArchivesmunicipalesdeNiceenoctobre2013.Lorsquelavilleaétéfrappéeparl’attentatdu14juillet2016,elleaétéchargéeparleCabinetduMaired’organiserlacollectedestémoignageslaissésenhommageauxvictimesaukiosqueàmusique,prèsdelamer.EllearacontécetteexpériencedansunarticledunumérospécialdelaGazettedesArchivesàparaîtreprochainement. Brussels Abstract Themainfocusofourpresentationwillbethechallengesthatthearchivistmeetswhilecollectingagrassrootsmemorial,throughtheexampleofthecollectioninitiatedbytheArchivesofthecityofBrussels,aftertheattackofMarch2016.Afterdescribingtheprojectandthecollection,wewouldliketocomebackonsomeofthemainquestionsweaskedourselveswhilecollecting:whatexactlyarethesedocumentsthatjournalistscalled«honoringmessages»?Howtocollectandpreservetheseephemeralmaterials–whichisquiteaparadox?Andhowtodoitwithoutinterferinginthemourningandwithoutsubstantiallyalteringthememorial?Whyarewecollectingafterall?Biography FrédéricBoquetisbachelorinhistoryfromtheCatholicUniversityofLouvain.Heenteredashistorian/archivisttothearchivesoftheTownofBrusselsin2002andheisinheadarchivistsince2014.Hetookanactivepartintheprojectofcollectionandphotographyofthemessagesdepositedbythepopulationatthe“Bourse”andthesubwaystationMaelbeekfollowingtheattacksofMarch22nd,2016inBrussels.MarieVanEeckenrodeisthearchivistattheStateArchivesofBelgiumandlecturerattheLouvainUniversity(archivalscienceandmedievalstudies).MariehasaPhDinmedievalandmodernhistory(literacy,politicalandsocialhistory).Hermostrecentpublicationsinarchivalscienceandliteracyinclude:

- «Archiverunlieu,documenterungeste.LesmémoriauxéphémèresdesattentatsdeBruxelles»,inArchiverletempsprésent.Lesfabriquesalternativesd’archives.ActesdesJournéesdesArchives2018,Louvain-la-Neuve,withFrédéricBoquet,tobepublishedshortly.

- «L’archivisteetl’événementtraumatique»,inGazettedesArchives,n°250,2018-2,withMaëlleBazin.

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- «Archiverl’éphémèreaprèslesattentatsdeBruxelles.Uneréflexionthéorique»,inGazettedesArchives,n°250,2018-2,withFrédéricBoquet.

- Servirleprince,représenterlepays.LesÉtatsdeHainaut,uneassembléedanslesalléesdupouvoir(ca1400-1550),Brussels,RoyalAcademyofBelgium(Mémoirescouronnés),tobepublishedshortly.

- «Représenteruneprincipauté.LejardinetdeHainaut,entreimagedemarqueetprescriptionpolitique(14e-16esiècles)»,inTheMedievalLowCountries,n°5,2018(2019).

- «Ritualsofunanimityandbalance.DeliberationinHainaut,15th-16thc.,afool’sgame?»,inPoliticalrepresentation:communities,ideasandinstitutionsinEurope(c.1200-c.1650),ed.M.Damen,J.HaemersetA.Mann,Leiden,Brill,2018.

Overview of Belgian and French archives of grassroots memorials Abstract Thepublicationofthecollectivevolume«Archivingpost-attackreactions.Issuesandperspectives»(«Miseenarchivesdesréactionspost-attentats.Enjeuxetperspectives»,inLaGazettedesarchives,n°250,2018)providesanoverviewoftheacquisitionandarchivinggrassrootsreactionstotheterroristattacksthathitFranceandBelgiumthesepastfewyears.Iftheephemeralmemorialsseemtostandoutasaritualizedpracticeofmourning,weindeedobservethegrowingnumberofthearchivinginitiatives.Afterashortpresentationofthevolume,wewouldliketoexploreboththeunpublishednatureofthesearchivesandthepossibledevelopmentofanewpracticegiventheinitiativesthataremultiplyinginresponsetonewattacksandcommemorativeevents.ThiswillalsoinvolveadiscussionofhowtheFrenchcollectthesesreactionsparticularlywithregardtotheAmericanarchivalpractices.Bysomecase-studiescomparisons,wewouldliketoidentifythemoststrikingissuestoopendiscussionsandexchangesofviews:thearchivists’relationtothetraumaticevent,thepartoffeelings,theinfluenceofpoliticsandmedia,theconnectionbetweencommemorationandarchiving.Biographies MaëlleBazinisadoctoralstudentattheInterdisciplinaryCenterforResearchandAnalysisoftheMedia,atParis2Panthéon-AssasUniversity,inParis,France.SheisalsolecturerattheFrenchPressInstitute.Herthesisisrelatedtomedianarrativesofordinarypeople’responsestoParis’terroristattacksofJanuary2015andtheplaceofurbanwritingsincollectivegrief.Sheisalsopartoftheresearchproject«Socialreactiontoterroristattacks:sociography,archivesandmemory»(CNRS).Hermainresearchinterestsaremediatizationofemotions,urbanwritings,collectivemobilizationandmilitanticonography.MarieVanEeckenrode(seepage7)

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Stockholm Abstract OnApril7th,2017,Stockholm–thecapitalofSweden,wasstruckbyaterroristattack.Atruckdroveathighspeedalongapedestrianstreetinthecitycenter,leavingfivepeopledeadandmanymoreinjured.Inordertocapturetheinstantreactionsandonlinecommunicationabouttheattack,amongthecitizensofStockholmandelsewhere,threemuseumsimmediatelyinitiatedrapidresponsedigitalcollectinginitiatives.TheStockholmCountyMuseumandtheCityMuseumofStockholmworkedtogethertocollectphotographs,textmessagesandwrittenpersonalreflectionsoftheattack.Somephysicalobjectswerealsocollected.TheNordicMuseumfocusedoncollectingsocialmediaphotographyfromtwohashtagsfrequentlyusedintheonlineconversationfollowingtheattack.InthispresentationwewillintroducetheinternationalresearchprojectCollectingSocialPhotothathelpedframingthecollectinginitiatives.Thethree-yearlongprojectaimsatdevelopingrecommendationsformuseumsandarchivescollectingsocialdigitalphotography.Wewilldiscusshowthecollectinginitiativesatthethreemuseumswereinitiatedandanalysethedecisionsaroundthem.Challengesaroundcurrentworkpractices,technicalinfrastructures,democraticandethicalissueswillbepresented,aswellassomeofourkeylearnings.Biographies ElisabethBooghisCuratorofPhotographyCollectionsattheStockholmCountyMuseum,inSweden.Since2011herworkhasbeenfocusedonvernaculardigitalphotographyandindevelopingdigitaltoolsandmethodsforinclusiveparticipatorycollecting.Herinterestliesintheconvergenceofmuseums,communitywork,digitalmedia,photography,collectingandcollectionmanagement.SheiscurrentlyinvolvedintheinternationalresearchprojectCollectingSocialPhoto.KajsaHartigisHeadofCollectionsandCulturalEnvironmentsatVästernorrlandCountyMuseuminSweden.ShehasheldpositionsdevelopingdigitalproductsandinitiativesatTheNordicMuseum,CenterforBusinessHistoryandStockholmCityArchives.ShewasresponsiblefortheSwedishSecretariatofPhotographicCollectionsfor8years,anadvisoryroletowardstheSwedishGLAMsector.SheiscurrentlyalsoprojectmanagerfortheinternationalresearchprojectCollectingSocialPhotodevelopingrecommendationsformuseumsandarchivesaroundcollectingthesocialdigitalphotograph.JohannaKarlssonisHeadoftheunitof“StadenKunskapsuppbyggnad”attheStockholmCityMuseum.TheunitthatconsistsofethnologistsandphotographersworksonadailybasiswithcontemporarydocumentationofthecitizensofStockholm.Johannahasfromearlierexperiencesagreatknowledgeofconditionsandtermsforlocalculture-andciviclifeandcommunityworkinthesuburbsofStockholm.HansÖjmyrisHeadofCollections,ContentandInterpretationattheStockholmCityMuseum.Thefocusofthedepartment’sworkisasmuchhandlingandadministeringthecollectionsasto

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disseminatethemthroughexhibitions,digitalmedia,publicationsandpublicwork.Thecollectioncontains,amongmanyotherthings,approximately4millionphotos.Öjmyrhasformerlybeenmanagerofexhibitionsandpublicworkinthemuseum.Barcelona Abstract TheBarcelonaHistoryMuseum(MUHBA)hasbeentheinstitutionthatdocumentedand,alongwiththeCityContemporaryArchive,collectedandkeepthespontaneousmemorialsarisenafterthe2017,August17attacksinLaRambla. ThesememorialsspreadallovertheLaRamblaStreet,in150differentspotsthatincludeddocuments,graffitiandawidevarietyofobjects.Thecollectionofthesememorialshasgeneratedanarchiveofmorethan7,800objectsthathavebeencataloguedinaprocessthatlasted6months.Thisarchive,alongwiththedocumentscollectedbytheArchive,hasbeenthebasetoapubliconlinedatabase,publishedbythecommemorationoftheyearaftertheattack. Inourpresentationwewillexplainthedecision-makingprocessaroundthememorials,allthepracticalandlogisticalchallengesgeneratedbythisprocessandthesolutionsweadopted.Also,weexposethemethodologicalandconceptualquestionsthatsurfacedandinwhichwearestillworking.Finally,wewilltalkabouttherepercussionofthecreationofthearchiveinthecitizenshipandthemedia,andtheiruseofthearchiveandaccessibilitytothecitizenship. Biographies JosepBraconsisanarthistorianandmuseologist.HewasborninBarcelona(1957)andgothisArtHistorydegreeatBarcelonaUniversity.Since2010JoepleadstheCollectionDepartmentofMUHBABarcelonaCityHistoryMuseum.HehasbeenteachingArtHistoryatLlotjaArt&DesignSchoolandMuseologyandCulturalHeritageManagementattheCatalanSchoolforConservationandRestauration,bothinBarcelona.HehaspublishedpapersonCatalanmedievalartand19th-early20thCenturyArt.Josepisparticularlyinterestedontheinteractionanddialoguebetweenpastandpresentthroughartandculturalheritage.Thisway,heunderstandsthefunctionofarthistoryclosetoartcriticismthantohistoricism.HehasbeenthepresidentoftheCatalanArtCriticsAssociationACCAandisafellowoftheCatalanAcademyofFineArts,whichBulletinhecurrentlydirects.DanielAlcubierreGómezisanarchaeologistandholdsadegreeinHistoryfromtheUniversityofBarcelona.Hehasworkedinpreventivearchaeologysince1999,especiallyintheBarcelonaarea.Hehasdirectedseveralsites,rangingfrompre-Romantocontemporarychronologies.InJuly2017hejoinedtheBarcelonaHistoryMuseum(MUHBA),ascuratorintheCollection’sDepartment.LídiaFontPagèsisaconservatorofculturalheritageandholdsaBachelorinFineArtsspecializinginrestorationbytheUniversityofBarcelona(UB)andaMastersinDegradationofstonematerialsinmonumentsandbuildings(UB). Shehasbeenactiveinthefieldof

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conservationandrestorationofheritagelinkedtomuseumssince1990.SheiscurrentlytheheadoftheConservationServiceoftheBarcelonaHistoryMuseum(MUHBA),whichhasdirected:

- TherestorationofearlyChristian,RomanandGothicwallpaintings- TheconservationprogramofthearchaeologicalsitesoftheCity(15.000m2)- Theprojectofdiagnosisandinterventionofvarioushistoricalbuildings- Thepreventiveconservationplanofthemuseumcollections- Therestorationsofrelevantpiecesofthecollection.

Lídiahasbeenanadviserinconservationprojects,bothnationallyandinternationally,andprofessorofheritageconservationinseveralmastersofSpanishUniversitiesShoreham Abstract FollowingtheShorehamAirCrashon22August2015theWestSussexRecordOffice(WSRO)wasaskedtohelpwiththepreservationofthemanymessages,photographsandcardsthatwereleftontheShorehamTollbridgetogetherwiththebooksofcondolencefromacrossthecounty.ThisbecametheShorehamCommunityArchive,aspontaneousarchivereflectingandrecordingthecommunityresponseintheaftermathofthistragicevent.ThepresentationontheShorehamCommunityArchive(SCA)willcover:

- Backgroundtotheevent- ImmediateactionsandWestSussexCountyCouncilinvolvementintheShoreham

EmergencyResponseGroup- RequesttohelpwiththeSCAandtransfertoWSRO- Processing-conservation,cataloguing,digitisation- Results–on-linecatalogueandimages- Handlingpressandpublicity- Areasofsensitivity

o Familieso Localcommunityo Emotionalimpactonstaffandvolunteers

- Outcomeso Requestsandoffersofadvice-Croydon/Grenfello Sharingskills/methodology/lessonslearnt

Biography WendyWalker(BA(Hons)HistoryandArchaeology;DiplomainArchiveAdministration)istheCountyArchivistattheWestSussexRecordOfficemanagingtheArchivesandRecordsManagementServiceforWestSussexCountyCouncil.Wendyworkedasanarchivistand

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recordsmanagerattheEssexRecordOffice,1978-1992,andtheEastSussexRecordOffice,1993-2013.From2006-2013shewastheProgrammeManagerforTheKeepleadingmultidisciplinaryteamstodeliveranewhistoricalresourcecentreforEastSussexCountyCouncil,BrightonandHoveCityCouncilandtheUniversityofSussex,whichwasopenedbyHRHQueenElizabethIIin2013.HerworkonTheKeepenabledhertodevelopadetailedunderstandingofarchivebuildingsandservicesandhowpartnershipsandcommunityengagementcanbringpeopletogethertoexploreandrecordtheirheritageininnovativeandinclusiveways.SheiscurrentlyworkingonoptionsforthedevelopmentofaWestSussexHistoryandHeritageCentre.WendyisamemberoftheWestSussexCivilianandMilitaryPartnershipBoard,ChairoftheSussexRecordSocietyandhasrecentlyledworktoachieveArchiveAccreditationfortheRecordOffice.Manchester Abstract DrawingonthecaseofthespontaneousmemorialsthatappearedinManchesteraftertheManchesterArenabombing(22ndMay2017),thispresentationwillreflectonconceptual,practicalandethicalchallengesofmanaging,documentingandarchivingmorethan10,000itemsrecoveredfromthememorials(includingwrittenmessages,photographs,posters,t-shirts,softtoys,candlesetc).Itwillalsodiscusshowpeoplehavereactedtoandparticipatedintheformationofthe"ManchesterTogetherArchive"andreflectoninitialpolicyandpracticelessonsrelatedtorapid-responsedocumentationandlong-termarchivinganduseofspontaneousmemorials.Biographies KostasArvanitisisaSeniorLecturerinMuseologyattheUniversityofManchester.Hisresearchinterestsandpublicationscrossthefieldsofmuseology,archaeology,culturalheritage,anddigitalmedia.Hisrecentworkhasfocusedontheemergenceofa“dataculture”inculturalorganisations.Kostasisalsointerestedinnotionsandpracticesofheritageactivism:drawingonthecaseoftheAmphipolistomb,he’sbeenresearchingtheroleandimpactofsocialmediaontheco-productionandcrowd-sourcingofinterpretationsofthepastandhowtheseinteractwithnotionsofauthorityinculturalprofessionalism.KostasiscurrentlyworkingwiththeManchesterArtGalleryandArchives+inarchivingandresearchingthematerialrecoveredfromthespontaneousmemorialsaftertheManchesterArenabombingon22ndMay2017.Thisworkexploresexploreconceptual,practicalandethicalchallengesinarchivingspontaneousmemorials,includingthepreparednessofculturalauthoritiestorespondtothetimeframeandpublicexpectationsofthesememorials;issuesofpublicparticipation;andtheexpansionofthespontaneousmemorialisationondigitalandsocialmedia.KostasisaManagingEditoroftheMuseumandSocietyjournal.

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LarysaBoltonistheHeritageCollectionsManageratArchives+,ManchesterCentralLibrary.IpreviouslymanagedTamesideMBC’sarchiveservice,andhaveworkedwithallsortsofcollectionsrightacrossthearchivessector,includingBarclaysArchives,CheshireRecordOffice,theUniversityofLiverpoolandBoltonMBC.Ispendalargeproportionofmytimeworkinginpartnershiptomakesureweprovideexcellentandrelevantarchiveservicestoasmanypeopleaspossible.ThisincludesourArchives+partnersbasedatManchesterCentralLibrary–NorthWestFilmArchive,AhmedIqbalUllahRaceRelationsResourceCentreandManchesterandLancashireFamilyHistorySociety.IalsoworkacrossGreaterManchesteraspartoftheGreaterManchesterArchivesandLocalStudiesPartnership,whichisaformalcollaborationofthetenlocalauthoritydistrictarchiveservices.I’mparticularlyinterestedincommunityarchivesandtheirimpactonidentityandsocietyandasaproudManc,I’mabsolutelycommittedtomakingsureourcollectionsreachandreflectaswideanaudienceaspossibleandtelleveryone’sstory–Manchesterisbettertogether.AmandaWallaceistheDeputyDirectorofManchesterArtGallery,andprojectleadfortheManchesterTogetherArchive-thepublicmessages,memorabiliaandtributestothe22MayterroristattackofManchesterArena.Sheoriginallytrainedasanarchaeologist(UniversityofManchester1989)andhasanMAinMuseumStudies(Leicester1991)andisaqualifiedobjectsconservator(MADurham1993).SheworkedatanumberofUKmuseums,includingThePittRiversMuseuminOxford,BristolMuseumsandNottinghamMuseums,beforejoiningManchesterArtGallery(MAG)in2002asHeadofConservation.AtMAGhasbeenHeadofAssetManagementandDevelopment(responsibleforcollectioncare,collectionmanagementandoperationalservices),HeadofCollectionsandAccess(withadditionalresponsibilityforthecuratorialteam),and–since2016–DeputyDirector.

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List of DelegatesDanielAlcubierre MUHBAMuseud'HistòriadeBarcelona

KateAllsopp ManchesterResillienceHub

MariaPaulaArias UniversityofManchester

KostasArvanitis UniversityofManchester

AmyBatley CentreforUrbanConflictsResearch,UniversityofCambridge

MaëlleBazin UniversityParis2Panthéon-Assas(CARISM)

LarysaBolton Archives+ManchesterCentralLibrary

ElisabethBoogh StockholmCountyMuseum

FrédéricBoquet ArchivesdelaVilledeBruxelles-ArchivesoftheCityofBrussels

JosepBracons MUHBABarcelonaCityHistoryMuseum

AnaCarden-Coyne UniversityofManchester

MarionDuvigneau ServicedesArchivesNiceCôted'Azur

SophieEverest BelleVueProductions/UniversityofManchester

AnneEyre IndependentconsultantandDisasterAction

SarahFeinstein UniversityofManchester

LídiaFontPagès BarcelonaHistoryMuseum(MHUBA)

PaulFrench GMHSCP

AndyHardman BelleVueProductions

KajsaHartig Nordiskamuseet/TheNordicMuseum

JohannaKarlsson CityMuseumofStockholm

JenKavanagh Freelancecurator

ChrisoulaLionis UniversityofManchester

OwenMunday TheNationalArchives

LukasNohrer UniversityofManchester

HansÖjmyr StockholmCityMuseum

MathildePintault ArchivesdeParis

ArranRees UniversityofLeeds

GemmaRobbins UniversityofManchester

GérômeTruc ISP-CNRS(Paris)

MarieVanEeckenrode StatesArchivesinBelguim/UniversitédeLouvain

MegVenter TheNationalArchives

WendyWalker WestSussexRecordOffice

AmandaWallace ManchesterArtGallery

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JelenaWatkins Independenttherapist&DisasterAction

ShonaWhitton Map and Addresses

MotelOne34LondonRd,ManchesterM12PFManchesterArtGalleryMosleyStreet,Manchester,M23JLZoukTeaBar&Grill(workshopdinner,Thursday20thSeptember,7pm)5,TheQuadrangle,ChesterStreet,ManchesterM15QS

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Contact DetailsKostasArvanitisKostas.Arvanitis@manchester.ac.uk+44(0)7815870903MariaPaulaAriasmariapaula.arias@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk+44(0)7593310483Funders and Sponsors Wearegratefultothefollowingfundersandsponsorsoftheworkshop:

BritishAcademyManchesterArtGalleryPolity