ON STAGE

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:

Felicitas Asbert, Conservator, Museo Superior de Bellas Artes Evita Palacio Ferreyra (Argentina)

Gain insight on how an art museum found a practical yet imaginative solution to insect problems that has become a commonly accepted museum practice.

Agueda Caro Petersen, General coordinator, Museo de Ciencias Naturales de la Municipalidad de Necochea (Argentina)

Learn about a project in which teenage students interested in science built an unprecedented atlas of wildlife in Necochea, a small town in the Province of Buenos Aires.

Arturo Charria, Director, Museos Escolares de la Memoria (Colombia)

Learn about a museum program in which students from high schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods envisioned a museum to reconstruct historical memory through objects and stories.

Clara Gabriela Castillo Domínguez, Coordinator of Exhibit and Collection Register, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso (Mexico)

Investigate the challenges of negotiating terms and conditions on contracts for temporary exhibitions that often include the interests and participation of stakeholders such as curators, donors, artists and sponsors.

Isabela Ribeiro de Arruda, Museum educator, Museu Paulista da Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil)

How does a museum remain active when it is closed to the public for renovation? Learn about the experience of one museum that offered workshops, games and educational activities that attracted a totally new and unexpected audience, and gain insight on innovative ideas to remain active during museum renovation or reconstruction.

Milene Chiovatto, Coordinator of Núcleo de Ação Educativa, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Brazil)

This presentation will engage the audience in a game that enhances learning about the museum’s art collection and fosters, through play, connections among visitors of all ages.

Eva Carolina Gómez Mannheim, Director, Museo para la Identidad Nacional (Honduras)

As Einstein said, “In times of crisis, only imagination is more important than knowledge.” Find out what happened when The Museo para la Identidad Nacional used its own imagination and creativity to install a roof made of multicolored umbrellas across the street.

Kathryn Potts, Associate Director, Helena Rubinstein Chair of Education, The Whitney Museum of American Art (USA)

Learn how the recently reopened Whitney Museum is envisioning a new way of integrating itself into New York City by removing both physical and social barriers.

Experiences

Time: Sep. 3rd / 7/3/15 4:15 pm — 7/3/15 5:30 pm
Location: Aud. 1