Twelfth International Conference on The Inclusive Museum

Abstract

The goal of the session will be for participants to build practices together that will enhance their ability to work for social justice through the medium of curatorial work and exhibitions. Participants will work together to understand their institutions according to a typology that relates curatorial goals and other museological practices such as the way the museum relates to the visitor, governance, and curatorial strategies. We will examine a range of techniques and constellations of curatorial interventions on such topics as building empathy and solidarity, forging long lasting memories, and inspiring action in visitors. Finally, participants will use the tools from the session to design and develop new solutions to ongoing challenges at their institutions.