Ioan Oprea (Conservator at National Museum of the Union Alba Iulia, Romania and ITP 2019 Fellow) successfully applied for a ITP Conference Grant in 2021, to support his attendance at Muże.X Shaping Museum Futures, an international conference held in Valletta, Malta.

The theme of the Muże.X Shaping Museum Futures conference aimed to explore the museum of the future. As museums navigate the uncertain times and global issues such as climate change and COVID-19, the conference presented the latest ideas and initiatives which are a departure from the traditional museum.

The theme of the Muże.X Shaping Museum Futures conference aimed to explore the museum of the future. As museums navigate the uncertain times and global issues such as climate change and COVID-19, the conference presented the latest ideas and initiatives which are a departure from the traditional museum.

Ioan wrote a blog sharing his immediate thoughts and reflections from the conference. He later completed a full report of his ITP grant.

Along with his report, Ioan created a short film to capture his experience in Malta and at the conference. The film includes photos taken by Ioan during his conference visit and he shares some of his thoughts of feelings of returning to a physical event after the COVID-19 pandemic.