Cultural Trends is delighted to welcome Michael Dixon, the Director of the Natural History Museum, London to give the keynote talk at the 2011 conference. Following this, Hasan Bakhshi (NESTA) and Robert Hewison (City University), with Michael Dixon, will discuss the benefits of the valuing culture debate, 2003-2011.

The conference will be held at NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) in London on Thursday 24th November 2011.

The conference will run from 9.30am-5.30pm.

The conference will include the following sessions:
Keynote: Michael Dixon, Natural History Museum
Panel Discussion: The benefits of the valuing culture debate, 2003-2011
With Hasan Bakhshi, Robert Hewison, and Michael Dixon
Knowing Cultural Policy Research, evidence and instruments and narratives of the state
With Richard Griffith, Harriett Deacon, and Amit M. Schejter
New Model Policies? Considering and constructing alternative paradigms for cultural policy
With Vesna Čopič, Andrej Srakar, Andrew Pinnock, Will Lingard, and Mauricio Delfin
Critical Interventions. Case studies on changing state policies for cultural production
With Tim Tarrant, Sujing Xu, and Andrew White