THE WEDNESDAY LECTURE – 7 October 2015

PROS AND CONS OF GOING PUBLIC – A CORPORATE COLLECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

The next lecture in the Gallery’s Wednesday Lecture series will be held on 7 October at 19:30. Our guest speaker is Ms. Delphine Munro, Head of Arts & Culture of the European Investment Bank Institute, Luxembourg. Her lecture is entitled: ‘Pros and Cons of Going Public – A Corporate Collector’s Perspective’.

As corporate and private art collections proliferate and gain stature, comparisons are increasingly made with museums. Mapping on their similarities and differences, artworks of corporate art collections are mostly showcased in spaces that are inaccessible to the public. Whereas their conflict of interest between their missions and visions is different, they should be both looking at how to engage with the public arena. Corporations are increasingly aware of their contribution and responsibility to, as well as reliance upon society, and so increasingly opt for opening their collections to a wider public. Corporate responsibility goes hand in hand with a more open attitude.

Drawing on her extensive experience with corporate collections as well as exposure to the museum perspective, Delphine Munro will present the challenges and opportunities corporate collections are currently facing.

The lecture is in English. To reserve a place, please call 22668838 ext. 100, Mrs Demetra Antonara (Monday-Friday 10:00-16:00) or email info@leventisgallery.org by Monday 5 October.