
Maria Florou
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.
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- 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 UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- Speaker Maria Florou (Technopolis City of Athens) | Presenter Konstantinos Bitzanis (Technopolis City of Athens) | Speaker Despina Andriopoulou (Industrial Gas Museum of Technopolis City of Athens) |
- translation_fallback: 12:00 PM - translation_fallback: 12:20 PM | 20 minutos Translation_fallback: part of: Critical approaches: social power, sustainability, decolonization and industrial heritage II
- 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...
- Paper
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- Opening of registration UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Main hall
- translation_fallback: 8:00 AM - translation_fallback: 9:30 AM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- Experts roundtable: the future of industrial heritage UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- translation_fallback: 10:00 AM - translation_fallback: 11:00 AM | 1 translation_fallback: hour
- Roundtable
- 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 UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R515
- Speaker Varvara Toura (EHESS/Géographie-Cités) |
- translation_fallback: 11:00 AM - translation_fallback: 11:20 AM | 20 minutos Translation_fallback: part of: Planning Instruments for Industrial Heritage Reuse and Regeneration through Citizen Engagement I
- 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...
- Paper
- Planning Instruments for Industrial Heritage Reuse and Regeneration through Citizen Engagement I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R515
- translation_fallback: 11:00 AM - translation_fallback: 12:30 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- This session presents case studies and policy reviews that contribute to ongoing debate and international dialogue on the role of planning syste...
- Regular session
- Changing landscape of industrial heritage education - Innovative and creative pedagogical approaches in industrial heritage learning UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1580
- translation_fallback: 1:30 PM - translation_fallback: 3:00 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- This roundtable will examine innovative and creative pedagogical approaches and partnerships that have created opportunities for experiential le...
- Roundtable
- Explorations in the Preservation of Coal Mining Heritage Areas II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1420
- translation_fallback: 1:30 PM - translation_fallback: 3:00 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- During the Industrial Revolution coal was the most important energy source for both homes and industries. At the time, coal mining created stron...
- Regular session
- Fake The Fake - Transformation of a training mine to the Montanium museum visitor experience UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1420
- Speaker Andreas Hoppenrath (LWL-Industriemuseum - Westphalian State Museum of Industrial Heritage) |
- translation_fallback: 2:00 PM - translation_fallback: 2:20 PM | 20 minutos Translation_fallback: part of: Explorations in the Preservation of Coal Mining Heritage Areas II
- Highly specialized training mines are characteristic elements of a colliery. One of the last of these training centers went out of service ...
- Paper
- Photography and Industrial Heritage UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1570
- translation_fallback: 3:30 PM - translation_fallback: 5:00 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- Industrial heritage and photography have a close relationship. Photography is a source for industrial archaeology. It sheds light on the links b...
- Regular session
- Public lecture: Le Grand Montréal industriel d’hier à demain
- translation_fallback: Available translation_fallback: Sold out translation_fallback: Ticket sales have finished translation_fallback: Ticket sales haven't started yet translation_fallback: You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- translation_fallback: 5:30 PM - translation_fallback: 7:00 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- 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...
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
- Critical approaches: social power, sustainability, decolonization and industrial heritage II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- translation_fallback: 11:00 AM - translation_fallback: 12:30 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- Drawing on case studies from diverse social, cultural, and political contexts the papers in this session discuss...
- Regular session
- Public lecture: Industrial heritage as agent of gentrification?
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- translation_fallback: 5:30 PM - translation_fallback: 7:00 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- Efforts to preserve industrial heritage occurs in a socio-economic and political context. But what is being pres...
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
Translation_fallback: miércoles 31 agosto, 2022
- Preservation and transformation of historic waterways: a challenge I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525
- translation_fallback: 9:00 AM - translation_fallback: 10:30 AM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- North America has a large number of historic canals, which have been closed to commercial shipping due in part to the evolution of transportatio...
- Regular session
- Uses of industrial heritage: cases in transformation II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- translation_fallback: 11:00 AM - translation_fallback: 12:30 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- Examples from several continents, in Europe, South America, North America, Turkey, show strong continuity in the objectives that govern the reus...
- Regular session
- Preservation and transformation of historic waterways: a challenge (III). A tour of the Soulanges Canal
- translation_fallback: Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- translation_fallback: 1:00 PM - translation_fallback: 7:00 PM | 6 translation_fallback: hours
- The Soulanges Canal is an infrastructure, located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, which was opened to maritime traffic in 1900, succeedi...
- Tour
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- Discover the shores of industrial Montreal by river boat
- translation_fallback: Available translation_fallback: Sold out translation_fallback: Ticket sales have finished translation_fallback: Ticket sales haven't started yet translation_fallback: You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- translation_fallback: 3:15 PM - translation_fallback: 5:00 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 45 minutos
- This tour offers an excursion on a privatized deck of
- Tour
- Public lecture: Fear, loss and the potential for progressive nostalgia: challenging right-wing populism
- translation_fallback: Available translation_fallback: Sold out translation_fallback: Ticket sales have finished translation_fallback: Ticket sales haven't started yet translation_fallback: You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- translation_fallback: 5:30 PM - translation_fallback: 7:00 PM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- In this lecture, I would like to talk about deindustrialised communities, heritage and memory in the context of right-w...
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
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- Early bird tour: Walking the Postindustrial Lachine Canal (postponed to Friday)
- translation_fallback: Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- translation_fallback: 7:00 AM - translation_fallback: 8:30 AM | 1 translation_fallback: hour 30 minutos
- Walkers will meet at the entrance (there is only one) of Lionel Groulx Metro and from there walk along the canal to t...
- Tour