
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.
Sessions auxquelles Maria Florou participe
- 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
- Conférencier.ère Maria Florou (Technopolis City of Athens) | Présentateur.rice Konstantinos Bitzanis (Technopolis City of Athens) | Conférencier.ère Despina Andriopoulou (Industrial Gas Museum of Technopolis City of Athens) |
- 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM | 20 minutes Partie de: 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
Sessions auxquelles Maria Florou assiste
- Opening of registration UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Main hall
- 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Experts roundtable: the future of industrial heritage UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 heure
- 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
- Conférencier.ère Varvara Toura (EHESS/Géographie-Cités) |
- 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM | 20 minutes Partie de: Planning Instruments for Industrial Heritage Reuse and Regeneration through Citizen Engagement
- 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 UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R515
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- 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
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- 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
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- 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
- Conférencier.ère Andreas Hoppenrath (LWL-Industriemuseum - Westphalian State Museum of Industrial Heritage) |
- 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM | 20 minutes Partie de: 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
- Le patrimoine industriel et la photographie UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1570
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Patrimoine industriel et photographie entretiennent des relations étroites. La photographie constitue une source de l’archéologie industrielle. ...
- Regular session
- Conférence publique: Le Grand Montréal industriel d’hier à demain
- Disponibles Épuisé La vente de billets est terminée La vente de billets n'a pas encore débuté Vous avez acheté un billet UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- 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
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Drawing on case studies from diverse social, cultural, and political contexts the papers in this session discuss...
- Regular session
- Conférence publique: Le patrimoine industriel, un agent de gentrification?
- Disponibles Épuisé La vente de billets est terminée La vente de billets n'a pas encore débuté Vous avez acheté un billet UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Les efforts visant à préserver le patrimoine industriel s'inscrivent dans un contexte socio-économique et politi...
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
- La conservation et la transformation des canaux historiques: enjeux et défis I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- L’Amérique du Nord compte un grand nombre de canaux historiques, qui ont été fermés à la navigation commerciale en raison notamment de l’évoluti...
- Regular session
- Usages du patrimoine industriel: la transformation à l'œuvre II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Des exemples pris sur plusieurs continents, en Europe, en Amérique du Sud, en Amérique du Nord, en Turquie, montrent des permanences fortes dans...
- Regular session
- La conservation et la transformation des canaux historiques: enjeux et défis (III). Visite du Canal de Soulanges
- Inscription req. UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 6 heures
- Le canal de Soulanges est une infrastructure, localisée sur la rive nord du Saint-Laurent, qui a été ouverte au trafic maritime en 1900, succéda...
- Tour
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- Évènement social: découverte des rives industrielles de Montréal en bateau-mouche
- Disponibles Épuisé La vente de billets est terminée La vente de billets n'a pas encore débuté Vous avez acheté un billet UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 heure 45 minutes
- Ce tour propose une excursion sur un pont privatisé du bateau-m...
- Tour
- Public lecture: Fear, loss and the potential for progressive nostalgia: challenging right-wing populism
- Disponibles Épuisé La vente de billets est terminée La vente de billets n'a pas encore débuté Vous avez acheté un billet UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- 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
- Visite lève-tôt: promenade autour du canal Lachine postindustriel
- Inscription req. UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Les participants se retrouveront à l'entrée (il n'y en a qu'une) du métro Lionel Groulx et de là, ils longeront le canal jusqu'aux écluses de St...
- Tour