Museum Safety for Inclusive Museum Events and Provisions for a Successful Museum Visit: Focus on Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Dementia View Digital Media

Workshop Presentation
Alexander Sorokin,  Evgeniya Kiseleva  

The umbrella concept of museum safety has been introduced as a device that can be used to adjust the objectives of inclusive museum activities. It does not depend on the paradigm that the museum uses to define its general goals (education, social impact etc.) and can in fact be used as a stand-alone goal in promoting diversity and inclusion. On the level of individual and group events, it manifests in different dimensions, such as narrative, sensory, and content safety. We will demonstrate how safety should be considered in planning museum activities and managing visitor experience for visitors with autism, intellectual disability, and dementia. During the workshop, participants will develop a template for safety audit that they can use in their museums.