Maria Florou

Head of the Industrial Gas Museum

Technopolis City of Athens

Participates in 1 Session

Maria Florou, Head of the Industrial Gas Museum has graduated from the department of History and Archaeology in the University of Thessaloniki, Greece and has a master degree in Museum Studies/University of Leicester, UK. In the past she has worked in archaeological excavations and in educational programs in art museums. Since 2004 she worked as an assistant curator in Technopolis City of Athens in the Department of Visual Arts. In 2011, she participated in the museological team of the Industrial Gas Museum (IGM) and since then she is Head of the IGM at Technopolis, in Athens. Since 2018, she is also in charge of the Educational Program Kids4theCity, a programme dedicated to citizenship and public awareness of the protection of the city’s monuments. She has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Cultural, Sports and Youth Organization, City of Athens (2018-2019). She has participated in conferences and projects for the promotion of the Industrial Archaeology and Heritage and for the use of Oral History in museums. She is also very interested on audience development and communication strategies on historical sites.

Documents

ABSTRACT-TECHNOPOLIS S.A..pdf (93.19KB)

Resilience and Sustainability of Industrial heritage in COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 era. What is next? The case study of Technopolis City of Athens, former Gasworks of Athens (48.52KB)

Sessions in which Maria Florou participates

Tuesday 30 August, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

12:00 PM

Resilience and sustainability of industrial heritage in COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 era. What is next? The case study of Technopolis City of Athens, former Gasworks of Athens

20 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Part of: Critical approaches: social power, sustainability, decolonization and industrial heritage II

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520

Paper

Maria Florou, Technopolis City of Athens (Speaker)

Konstantinos Bitzanis, Technopolis City of Athens (Presenter)

Despina Andriopoulou, Industrial Gas Museum of Technopolis City of Athens (Speaker)

The old Gasworks of Athens was established in 1857 and provided energy for public lighting, industries and households in Athens. It was in full fun...

Sessions in which Maria Florou attends

Monday 29 August, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Opening of registration

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Main hall

10:00 AM

Experts roundtable: the future of industrial heritage

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510

Roundtable

Dr Miles Oglethorpe, TICCIH (Moderator)

11:00 AM

Preservation of industrial heritage and new approaches in urban planning. Examples of two projects of urban renewal in France : the sustainable neighborhoods Ile-de-Nantes and Docks-de-Seine

20 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Part of: Planning Instruments for Industrial Heritage Reuse and Regeneration through Citizen Engagement I

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R515

Paper

Varvara Toura, EHESS/Géographie-Cités (Speaker)

André Corboz in his article «A good use of historical sites» develops a model of city planning based on the conservation of cultural goods. This ci...

Planning Instruments for Industrial Heritage Reuse and Regeneration through Citizen Engagement I

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R515

Regular session

Prof. Martin Drouin, UQAM (Moderator)

This session presents case studies and policy reviews that contribute to ongoing debate and international dialogue on the role of planning syste...

1:30 PM

Changing landscape of industrial heritage education - Innovative and creative pedagogical approaches in industrial heritage learning

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1580

Roundtable

Hsiao-Wei Lin, Chung Yuan Christian University (Panelist)

Dr. Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo, Athabasca University - Heritage Resources Management (Moderator)

Helmuth Albrecht, IWTG TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Panelist)

James Douet, patrimoni-industrial.com (Panelist)

Timothy Scarlett, Michigan Technological University (Panelist)

Alireza Farrokhi, Heritage Division- Government of Alberta (Moderator)

This roundtable will examine innovative and creative pedagogical approaches and partnerships that have created opportunities for experiential le...

Explorations in the Preservation of Coal Mining Heritage Areas II

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1420

Regular session

Torsten Meyer, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (DBM) (Moderator)

Dr Miles Oglethorpe, TICCIH (Moderator)

Michael Farrenkopf, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (DBM) (Moderator)

Dr. Barry L. Stiefel, College of Charleston (Moderator)

During the Industrial Revolution coal was the most important energy source for both homes and industries. At the time, coal mining created stron...

2:00 PM

Fake The Fake - Transformation of a training mine to the Montanium museum visitor experience

20 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Part of: Explorations in the Preservation of Coal Mining Heritage Areas II

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1420

Paper

Andreas Hoppenrath, LWL-Industriemuseum - Westphalian State Museum of Industrial Heritage (Speaker)

Highly specialized training mines are characteristic elements of a colliery. One of the last of these training centers went out of service ...

3:30 PM

Photography and Industrial Heritage

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1570

Regular session

Laurent Sauvage (Moderator)

Industrial heritage and photography have a close relationship. Photography is a source for industrial archaeology. It sheds light on the links b...

5:30 PM

Public lecture: Le Grand Montréal industriel d’hier à demain

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Available

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510

Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée

Gérard Beaudet (Keynote speaker)

Si la vallée du canal de Lachine a été le berceau de l’industrialisation canadienne, la géographie industrielle métropolitaine ne s’y est pas co...

Tuesday 30 August, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

11:00 AM

Critical approaches: social power, sustainability, decolonization and industrial heritage II

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520

Regular session

Prof. Laurajane Smith, Australian National University (Moderator)

Drawing on case studies from diverse social, cultural, and political contexts the papers in this session discuss...

5:30 PM

Public lecture: Industrial heritage as agent of gentrification?

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Available

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510

Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée

Steven High, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (Speaker)

Efforts to preserve industrial heritage occurs in a socio-economic and political context. But what is being pres...

Wednesday 31 August, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

Preservation and transformation of historic waterways: a challenge I

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525

Regular session

Alain Gelly, Parks Canada (Moderator)

Matthieu Paradis, Agence Parcs Canada (Moderator)

North America has a large number of historic canals, which have been closed to commercial shipping due in part to the evolution of transportatio...

11:00 AM

Uses of industrial heritage: cases in transformation II

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520

Regular session

Prof. Michel Rautenberg, université jean monnet (Moderator)

Examples from several continents, in Europe, South America, North America, Turkey, show strong continuity in the objectives that govern the reus...

1:00 PM

Preservation and transformation of historic waterways: a challenge (III). A tour of the Soulanges Canal

6 hours, 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Signup required

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)

Tour

Luc Noppen, Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage (Speaker)

Marianne Sigouin-Lebel (Other Participant)

The Soulanges Canal is an infrastructure, located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, which was opened to maritime traffic in 1900, succeedi...

3:15 PM

Discover the shores of industrial Montreal by river boat

1 hour 45 minutes, 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Available

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)

Tour

This tour offers an excursion on a privatized deck of

5:30 PM

Public lecture: Fear, loss and the potential for progressive nostalgia: challenging right-wing populism

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Available

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510

Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée

Prof. Laurajane Smith, Australian National University (Speaker)

In this lecture, I would like to talk about deindustrialised communities, heritage and memory in the context of right-w...

Friday 2 September, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

7:00 AM

Early bird tour: Walking the Postindustrial Lachine Canal (postponed to Friday)

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Signup required

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)

Tour

Steven High, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (Presenter)

Walkers will meet at the entrance (there is only one) of Lionel Groulx Metro and from there walk along the canal to t...