Dr Oonagh Murphy Staff details Position Lecturer in Arts Management Department Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship Email o.murphy (@gold.ac.uk) Dr Oonagh Murphy is Lecturer in Arts Management at Goldsmiths, University of London. As an arts manager, writer and lecturer her research has taken her around the world to explore international best practice on the scalability of emerging technologies for cultural organisations. Oonagh is Principal Investigator and co-founder of the Museums + AI Network, which is funded through an AHRC Network Grant. The Network was established in 2019 with Pratt Institute (New York), National Gallery (London) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). She is a regular contributor to museum sector forums on digital culture, innovation and management, and has been invited to speak at leading cultural centres in the UK, Europe and US, including The Barbican Centre, V&A, National Theatre, the Belevedere, New Museum. Academic qualifications PhD in Museum Studies, University of Ulster 2014 Masters of Research, University of Ulster 2010 BA (Hons) Arts Management, De Montfort University 2008 Teaching and Supervision BA Arts Management Research interests Digital culture, Innovation practices, Museum studies, Critical heritage studies, Audience development, Fundraising and development, Art market Publications Book Section Murphy, Oonagh. 2019. The changing shape of museums in an increasingly digital world. In: Mark O'Neill and Glenn Hooper, eds. Connecting Museums. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138490024 Murphy, Oonagh. 2019. With Not For: Engagement Strategies in a Digital Age. In: William Byrnes, J and Aleksandar Brkić, eds. The Routledge Companion to Arts Management. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138492226 Murphy, Oonagh. 2016. Rethinking participatory practice in a Web 2.0 world. In: Kayte McSweeney and Jen Kavanagh, eds. Museum Participation: New Directions for Audience Collaboration. Edinburgh: Museums Etc. ISBN 1910144789 Article Murphy, Oonagh. 2020. CultureLab – Don’t Believe the Stereotype, Ulster Museum, Belfast. Museums Journal, pp. 40-43. ISSN 0027-416X Murphy, Oonagh and Aguiar, Laura. 2019. When a 1981 Diary Meets Twitter: Reclaiming a teenage girl’s ordinary experience of the Northern Irish Troubles. British Journal for Military History, 5(1), pp. 49-70. ISSN 2057-0422 Murphy, Oonagh. 2018. Coworking Spaces, Accelerators and Incubators: Emerging Forms of Museum Practice in an Increasingly Digital World. Museum International, 70(1-2), pp. 62-75. ISSN 1350-0775 Murphy, Oonagh. 2018. Museum Studies as Critical Praxis: Developing an Active Approach to Research, Teaching and Practice. Tate Papers, 29(1), ISSN 1753-9854 Report Murphy, Oonagh and Villaespesa, Elena. 2020. AI: A Museum Planning Toolkit. Discussion Paper. Goldsmiths, University of London, London. Further profile content Dr Oonagh Murphy's Links Websitethemuseumsai.network Websiteoonaghmurphy.com Featured publications 2019: When a 1981 Diary Meets Twitter: Reclaiming a teenage girl’s ordinary experience of the Northern Irish Troubles British Journal of Military History 2016: Rethinking Participatory Practice in a Web 2.0 World Museums Etc Professional projects My research interests sit in the place between academia and practice, and I regularly work directly with arts organisations, in both a collaborative capacity, and as a consultant. Through my consultancy work I provide an international perspective, an external set of eyes and facilitation skills to help arts organisations ask difficult questions of themselves, shape new business models + long term strategic plans. I’ve worked with more than 20 arts organisations over the last 10 years, managing programmes, providing development and research services. From working as assistant to the Fair Manager at the Frieze Art Fair where I managed key international commercial gallery clients and artists, to developing a Crowdfunding mentoring programme for Arts and Business NI, or evaluating the first socially focused tech seed funding stream in Northern Ireland my focus is always on capacity building. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Royal Society of Arts, and a Churchill Fellow. Media engagements 2019: Artificial Intelligence, visitor data and ethics: Debating the future of museums Interview by David Styles in Museums and Heritage Advisor 2016: How to… make the most of an art fair Arts Professional 2016: Dialogue, collaboration and exchange: What makes a city creative? It's Nice That 2016: Hunger strikes and teenage angst – the world of @NrnIrnGirl1981 The Irish Times 2015: What can crowdfunding offer the arts beyond money? The Guardian 2015: Crowdfunding for the great and small Arts Professional 2013: Digital pro bono: time for cultural giants to offer their services The Guardian Grants and awards 2019: The Museums + AI Network AHRC Research Networking Grant: UK-US Collaboration for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions 2020: Uncharted, Capturing and Fostering the Societal Value of Culture EU Horizon 2020