The Prague conference is being held to mark the first meeting of LAMP – the international platform that brings together representatives of literary archives and museums from around the world. The programme focuses on the role of literary museums in modern society and on the challenges posed by today’s information and technological age to museums and archives responsible for preserving and managing literary culture. The conference does not seek to answer the question of exactly what a literary museum should look like in the 21^st century. Rather, its purpose is to create a space for the exchange of experiences, specific projects, and examples of good practice, and to identify areas for future collaboration among institutions.

Prague LAMP Network Conference 2026

19-21 October 2026 | Prague

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Programme

 

Day 1 | Monday, 19 October 2026

International Working Sessions

9:00-12:00

Opening

Michal Stehlík (Prague), Piret Voolaid (Tartu) and special guests

Round Table I

Challenges of Literary Museums in the 21st Century

Chair: Michal Stehlík

Short presentations by participants followed by a general discussion.

 

14:00-16:00

Round Table II

Digitisation & Information Age: Potentials, Limits, Responsibilities

Chair: Piret Voolaid

Topics for Discussion

• Potentials – short reflections from participants on the main opportunities that digitisation has opened in their institutions.
• Limits – discussion of the key constraints (technical, financial, legal, conceptual) that shape current digitisation practices.
• Responsibilities – ethical and strategic considerations, including prioritisation, representation, long‑term preservation, and access.
• Users and audiences – how digitisation changes audience expectations and engagement.
• Future directions – emerging technologies, sustainability, and possible shared European approaches.

Keynote Contributions

Outi Hupaniittu (Helsinki)
What is Possible and Reasonable, What is Unfeasible and Impossible? Perspectives on Digitisation at SKS

Hung-Yi Chien (Tainan)
The Mission and Challenges of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature: Grounding Locally and Dialoguing Globally

Vera Hildenbrandt (Marbach)
Digital Educational Programs in DLA

 

16:30-18:00

Round Table III

From Collections to Communities: Public Engagement and Education

Chair: Laurence Boudart

Short contributions followed by discussion.

Katarzyna Jakimiak (Warsaw)
Quo Vadis Museum? Prospects for a Literary Museum on the Example of the Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature in Warsaw

Deimanté Cibulskienė (Kaunas)
How We Strive to Introduce Jonas Mačiulis-Maironis, One of the Major Lithuanian Literary Classics, to Foreign Visitors and Other Audiences

Jamie Chan (Tainan)
An Inclusive and Equitable Literary Museum: Language, Technology, Exhibition and Social Engagement

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Day 2 | Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Public Conference Session

10:00-12:00

The Role of Literary Museums in Society: Continuity and Change

Chair: Petr Christov

Michal Stehlík (Prague)
Rewriting Literary Museums: Can They Survive the 21st Century?

Małgorzata Wichowska (Warsaw)
The Unique Nature of the Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature in Warsaw

Rūta Elijošaitytė-Kaikarė (Vilnius)
Literary Memory in a Changing Reality

Kati Mikola (Helsinki)
Citizen Science before Its Time: Questionnaire Activities in the Finnish Literature Society

Discussion

Lunch

 

13:30-15:30

Literary Museums in the Information Age: Practices, Technologies, People

Chair: Rūta Elijošaitytė-Kaikarė

Bernhard Fetz (Vienna)
Thomas Bernhard Today: Presenting a World Author in New Contexts. An Exhibition at the Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library

Laurence Boudart (Brussels)
SCAPIN: A Collaborative Digital Memory Project for the Performing Arts in French-Speaking Belgium

Piret Voolaid (Tartu)
The Literary Museum as a Research-Based Cultural Institution Bridging National Heritage and International Research

Iveta Ruskule (Riga)
Creative Participation as a Strategy for Museum Renewal: The Experience of the Latvian National Museum of Literature and Music in Developing the Exhibition Procrastination and Creation

Discussion

Coffee Break

 

16:00-17:30

LAMP Platform Meeting

Closing Platform Discussion

Chairs: Michal Stehlík & Piret Voolaid

Followed by:

Guided Tour of the Museum of Czech Literature

 

18:30

LAMP Reception

Residence of the Belgian Ambassador in Prague

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Day 3 | Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Cultural Programme

10:30-11:30

Guided Tour of the Strahov Monastery Library

Followed by individual bi- and multilateral meetings and working sessions at the Strahov Monastery or the Museum of Czech Literature.

Departures

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Complete programme, including both public and closed sessions, is available for download below.