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Strategies

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 …

Measuring inclusion – Principles

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. …

Measuring inclusion

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

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 …

What do we mean by ‘ethics’

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 …

Introduction

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 …

Course preview

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 …

Six key principles for inclusive design

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 …

Principles for inclusive programming

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 …

Diving in

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

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 …

Wrapping up

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 …

Belonging according to Theaster Gates

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 introduction

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 …