Twelfth International Conference on The Inclusive Museum

Abstract

Between March and May, a Gaudi exhibition is being shown in the Parque Cultural de Valparaíso, Chile. There is an initiative by the Mediation Department to invite primary and high school teachers from the region to collaborate and design an interdisciplinary program for schools related to the exhibition. The goal of the program is to have teachers and students visit the exhibition and participate in an exhibition-related activity without the assistance of the Mediator of the Parque Cultural. If the program is well-developed and attractive, many schools will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition, which would make it a socially inclusive project. Furthermore, the visits wouldn’t be limited to the time and number of tour guides available in the Cultural Center. The project makes the exhibition available for more schools (including socially vulnerable ones) and therefore for a broader public. I am investigating and evaluate the success of this project, from the early meetings to design the project to its final implementation, and to see how museum workers and teachers can work together in a socially inclusive project.