Talks at ArtScience Museum

The museum's Talk programme goes online. Look forward to specially curated Online Talks and Conferences and a brand new short conversation series with guests known as Take 5.

The first online conference is Feeling the Future. It is an online programme of talks that examines the human capacity to imagine new futures in a world where uncertainty and anxiety is prevalent. As we navigate extraordinary realities, this online series of talks engages with prominent thought leaders and futures thinkers on topical issues – ranging from emotional courage and mental wellness to social resilience and ethics – to reflect on where we are and where we could be heading.

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The brand new Take 5 series will offer audiences at home glimpses into the lives of a museum staff, or a brief insight into an artwork or artefact on show in the museum.

Feeling the Future Talks

7 Jul

Feeling the Future Talk with Lynn Froggett and Lizzie Muller

Lynn Froggett and Lizzie Muller speak about how exhibitions support the civic role of museums in bringing what is ‘felt’ into public conversation through a process of ‘cultural contagion’. They will also be joined by Nina Ernst (Associate Director, Programmes) in a livestream moderated conversation on 9 Jul (Thursday), 4pm.

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23 Jun

Feeling the Future Talk by Anab Jain and Jon Ardern of Superflux

Listen in as Superflux founders Anab Jain and Jon Ardern talk about how they use narrative and speculation to explore complex problems that are often discussed in terms of data and abstract projections, and why hope often works best alongside tools for proactively tackling future challenges.

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Ep 3 – Futures Thinking: Democratising Tools for Hope by Cheryl Chung

Join Cheryl Chung (Co-Director of Executive Education and Head of Strategic Planning at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore) as she discusses how to democratise tools for hope and impart them to youth so they can design the future. She will also be joined by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum) in a livestream moderated conversation on 26 May (Tuesday), 5pm.

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Ep 2 – Mapping Impacts and Implications by Scott Smith

Scott Smith (Founder and Managing Partner of Changeist) shares practical tools for mapping out possible futures in a crisis, which might help us think about and unpack orders of impact of significant change. He will also be joined by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum) in a live moderated conversation on 12 May at 5pm.

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Ep 1 – Touching Stories by Ariel Muller (Managing Director, APAC at Forum for the Future)

Join Ariel Muller as she shares how we might better equip ourselves to prepare for future shocks, given what we are learning from people's responses to COVID-19.

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Take 5

14 Jul

Take 5 with Wayne Rée

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Take 5 with Victor Fernando R. Ocampo

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Take 5 with Daryl Yam

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Ep 3 – Take 5 with Meihan Boey, author of The Messiah Virus

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Ep 2 – Take 5 with Steven Williams (Senior Officer, Programmes, ArtScience Museum) on DAWG and Accessibility)

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Ep 1 – Take 5 with Zhang Baoxin in the Library of Necessary Books (Curator, Public Programmes, ArtScience Museum)

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