Year of The Gift: 100 Years

Gifts are at the heart of many museum and art collections. Today the sale of new gifts makes a huge contribution to the museum and gallery economy. 100 years since the publication of The Gift by Marcel Mauss, this celebratory event draws on key players in the Scottish design, manufacturing and retail world to ask what is the nature of gift giving in 21st century Scotland? What role does it play in the UK economy? And what role does gift giving play in Scottish society today and how can it contribute to a more cohesive society in future?

13:00 - Entry to IKEA: Magical Patterns

13:30 - Welcome address - Keynote: Vicki Thomas

14:00 - Panel 1: National Identity- a short history of Scottish gifts & giving: Discussion with Curator at National Museums Scotland, GSA (Nicholas Oddy) and Scottish Parliament. 

15:00 - Refreshments

15:45 - Panel 2: Enlightened Commerce-Scottish gifts & tourism since 2000: V&A Dundee; BARD, Circular Design Scotland (Lynn Wilson) 

16:45 - Closing remarks

17:00 - Drinks in the Dovecot Cafe and Shop

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