Abstract
Even before our museum opened its doors, the museum invited the public to share their (families) memories, letters, and objects. We continued working on participation - also in pandemic times. By sharing their migration stories people participate in the development of the museum’s collection. This resulted in ‘lessons learned’ on how to integrate participation throughout the different functions of the museum, from collecting biographic migration heritage to producing exhibitions - also in pandemic times. We illustrate our approach with the experiences of different projects. We focus more extensive on two recent projects on (Moroccan) women and girls exploring and sharing their own migration stories. Relevant questions: exploring their own stories takes time and courage, but also awareness of heritage and the process of making an exhibition. How can we as museums facilitate real participation and produce stories together with our participants ? We discovered some online opportunities. How can we both respect museum and exhibition/museum requirements and the time people need to completely get involved in the process of an exhibition? Do we as a museum of collecting stories of migrants have a role in empowering communities in sharing their migration story? How can we as a museums built – in corona times- long-term relationships and equal partnerships with our participants (storytellers/story owners)?
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Migration, Inclusion, Ownership, Outreach, Participation
