Course: Creating Meaningful and Inclusive Museum Practices

In this next section, we will be introducing you to practical ideas for implementing inclusionary programming. We explore the complexity and contradictions found in concepts such as ‘diversity’ and warn …

For the purposes of our session this week, there are three key principles we wish to spotlight from the article cited in the previous step. The first principle is sustainability. …

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, undertook a lengthy activities-based research process to better understand marginalised and excluded communities which they believed they should serve. The article summarised …

Ethical leadership is leadership that is guided by values which respects the dignity of all and desires the greater good. These values permeate inter-personal and professional relations and affirm the …

So what exactly are we speaking about when we say ’ethics’? We are speaking about the moral principles which will govern behaviour and/or when conducting a particular activity. They are …

As in the metaphor in the title of this week’s session (Eagle’s view), this week we will explore issues at the heart of building inclusive practices in museum/institutional culture that …

The main objective of this course is to present different strategies and methodologies for building and strengthening inclusive museums. With examples from around the world that have successfully engaged with …

In her article 6 Principles for Inclusive Design, Lillian Xiao reflects on her experiences working on inclusionary strategies, as well as the readings and research she has done on the …

The eagle, before diving, assesses where the fish are swimming, the current and direction of the water, and the strength and direction of the wind. Similarly, we need to assess …

During this time, we would like you to explore in greater depth the kinds of diversity represented in your community or among your museum audiences. Are you beginning to find …

Welcome to Week 3 of this course on building and sustaining inclusive museums. After last week’s session on addressing inclusivity from an ‘eagle’s view’, or at strategic leadership level, this …

In this session we explored a first set of participatory methodologies used by different museum professionals to prioritize historically marginalized voices in museum processes. The main objective of this week …

In this section we will explore how ‘belonging’ is understood in this course and why thinking about and creating a sense of ‘belonging’ between museums and individuals, groups and communities …

Governance is understood to be the systems, processes and structures through which an institution is well managed. Good governance is linked to ethics and principles, and aims for the following …

In this extract, we have summarized some of the key concepts and issues raised by Hilary Silver . Should you wish to read the lengthier article, please find it in …