Eleventh International Conference on The Inclusive Museum

Abstract

How can a museum learn to listen? Starting from examples of actual learning experiences, the discussion focuses on the possibilities of different museums to generate pertinent knowledge to their particular contexts, and how institutions can reorganize themselves based on the responses of the public they engage. The foreground position of education in institutions that formed the Bahian modernism of the 1950’s and 60’s, such as Lina Bo Bardi’s Museum-School, the Museum of the South Atlantic, and Anísio Teixeira’s School-Park, are enthralling examples for contemporary museums to consider in bringing educational thinking to their core. Active discussion of participants’ experiences in other museums and institutions, as well as in the conference itself, will be indispensable for the discussion.