6 minute rapid fire sessions covering 16 innovative case studies. The frustration that turned into the best possible learning experience, the adventurous life of museum professional, a creative solution that makes you feel proud — and other fascinating experiences! This is the list of cases to be presented:
Pía Landro – Head of Education, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of thinking under pressure and a new approach to successfully dealing with stressful workplace situations.
María Gabriela Doña, Head of Conservation y Restoration, General Office of Cultural Heritage of Salta (Argentina)
What does heritage mean in an ancient desert village? Learn how the towns of Iruya and Tastil in Argentina engaged their communities in defining their heritage and collective identity through the preservation and interpretation of their day-to-day objects and traditions.
Juliane Serres, Coordinator, Museu das Coisas Banais (Brazil)
Gain insight on a research project developed with students at the Federal University of Pelotas that created a virtual museum highlighting and inviting discussion on the significance of everyday objects that have sentimental value.
Alesha Mercado, Adjoint Curator, MUAC – Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Mexico)
Who is teaching whom? This case study explores the relationship and exciting synergy between two museums, one located in an impoverished area near Mexico City, and the other an iconic museum belonging to the National University.
María Laura Donati, Coordinator of Social Programs, Fundación Navarro Viola (Argentina)
Some museums in the Province of Buenos Aires engage adults over the age of 65 to serve as cultural facilitators. Gain insight on the benefits and risks of engagement with this audience in this role.
Juan Manuel Peña, Director, Fundación Chasquis (Colombia)
A museum multimedia program entitled “I Am Going to Tell You the Story” addresses the problem of land ownership in Colombia by focusing on the rural community of Las Pavas. Find out about this interactive installation that tells a compelling story through the songs of peasants.
Ulla Holmquist, Curator, Museo Larco (Peru)
How are professional networks created and sustained despite physical and conceptual distances? Gain insight on the formation and success of the Network of Pedagogical Latin American Museums, a group of museum professionals that is diverse but unified in ideology, and lessons learned that can be applied in creating professional practice networks.
Kerry Doyle – Director and Chief Curator, Rubin Center for the Visual Arts (USA)
The Rubin Center is located on the US-Mexico border in the world’s largest binational metropolitan area. Understand how this border context guides the museum’s practice in visitor engagement by eliminating physical divisions through cross-border exhibitions, installations and performances.
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