Eleventh International Conference on The Inclusive Museum

Abstract

This paper explores the scope and possible meanings of an emergent cultural practice in the context of Venezuela’s crisis in the post-Chávez period ( 2013-2018). We establish that a social movement finds, in emerging cultural practices, mechanisms to generate new forms of citizenship, and experiences of social renewal. This creates new spaces for culture development as a consequence. These practices represent a diverse agenda of civic demands aimed at strengthening the democratic space altered and threatened by totalitarian forms of power. We are interested in highlighting the role of artistic practices as a form of citizenship and active protest. It is imperative that we begin to notice as city and its public spaces - including the museum outside of the museum as “museotopia” - transform into common ground for democratic experiences.