Abstract
Museum exhibition has been increasingly recognized as a healing space in recent years. Co-created exhibitions, which encourage visitor participation in the value creation and meaning-making processes, can facilitate collective healing during visitor engagement. By utlizing case studies methodology, this qualitative study explores the experience of collective healing through visitors in the “Death: life greatest mystery” co-created exhibition at the ROM. Findings indicate that co-creating objects in museum exhibitions can significantly contribute to collective healing from death-related trauma for diverse groups by restoration, reconnection and reclamation cycle. The insights into collective healing within co-created exhibitions have significant implications for both community engagement and therapeutic practices in museums.
Presenters
Ruikang LiVisiting Researcher, East Asia Department, Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario, Canada
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—Intersectionality: Museums, Inclusion, and SDGs
KEYWORDS
Collective healing
