Attendee Guide
Agenda
DAY 1: Sunday November 2, 2025
12:00 - 16:30: Registration Desk Open at The Black Diamond
13:00- 13:15: Welcome/Introduction
Presenter: Arne Kvorning, IMCC Copenhagen 2025 Chairperson
13:15 - 13:45: The Big Picture: Scandinavian Museum and Heritage Capital Projects Planned for the Next Decade
Presenter: Ann Curtis, MuseumInsider
13:45 - 14:30: How Museums Shape Tomorrow’s Cities
Presenter: Morten Nielsen, Research Professor, National Museum of Denmark
14:30 - 15:00: Networking Break sponsored by Kvorning (SILVER Sponsor)
15:00 - 15:45: Gods, Giants, Monsters – and People. Displaying mythology and national identity at the Árni Magnússon Institute
Presenters: Craig Mann, Studio MB, Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir, Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, Jim Broughton, Studio MB (Moderator)
15:45 - 16:30: Breaking the Pattern: New Narratives for Paisley
Presenters: Matt Wilkinson, Director, AL_A, Kristy Devine, Paisley Museum
16:30 -17:15 : Positive Change for People and Planet: How Storytelling is Shaping Visitor Experience at the Natural History Museum Denmark
Presenters: Anne-Marie Hoogerwerf, Natural History Museum Denmark, Anders Drud Jordan, Natural History Museum Denmark
17:15 - 18:00: The New National Museum of Art of Catalunya. How to Integrate the Extension of the Museum within an Urban Scale Transformation
Location: Black Diamond
Presenters: Guida Ferrari, National Museum of Art of Catalunya (MNAC), Josep Desquens, National Museum of Art of Catalunya (MNAC)
18:00 - 19:30: Welcome Reception at The National Museum sponsored by Epson (GOLD Sponsor)
DAY 2: MONDAY, November 3, 2025
9:00 - 14:30: Registration Desk Open at The Black Diamond
9:30 – 10:00: Keynote Address from Kasper Holten of The Royal Theatre
10:00 - 10:45: Together with Børsen: The storytelling of Børsen; an exhibition of the rebuilding of The Danish Chamber of Commerce
Presenters: Johan Carlsson, JAC studios ApS, Katrine Axlev, Dansk Erhverv
10:45 - 11:15: Networking Break sponsored by Craft (SILVER Sponsor)
11:15 - 12:00: Museum of Wielkopolska Uprising in Poznań, Poland
Presenters: Stefan Ogorzałek, Wielkopolska Museum of Independence, Marta Sękulska-Wrońska, WXCA Architectural studio, Radosław Kulupa, Wielkopolska Museum of Independence
12:00 - 13:00: Networking Lunch at The Black Diamond
13:00 - 14:15: What Does it Really Mean to be Audacious?
Presenters: David Greenbaum, Gensler, Susanna Sirefman, Dovetail Strategists, Ann Morrow Johnson, Gensler, Gretchen Coss, G&A
14:15 - 16:00: Copenhagen Architecture Cruise - Join your colleagues for a cruise to see some of the most exciting architecture projects from the water. The cruise concludes at Orientkaj dock near BIG HQ. (boats depart from the Black Diamond at 14:30, 14:40, and 14:50)
16:00 - 16:30: Arrivals & Welcome to BIG Headquarters
16:30 - 16:45: Welcome to BIG Headquarters and Building Overview - David Zahle, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
16:45 - 17:30: From a Single Sheet of Paper
Presenters: Bit Vejle, Museum of Paper Art, David Zahle, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
17:30 - 18:30: Networking Reception at BIG HQ
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