Summer School
Museums, Democracy and Citizenship
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Date
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Location
Auditorium 2 Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationThe event will be broadcast live and available on this page.
Pricing
- Free entry
This three-day event will convene researchers, museum professionals and creative minds for a stimulating discussion on the civic role of museums citizenship practices for fostering democratic values and competencies.
The Summer School programme offers a diverse range of topics. The opening day examines the impact of Artificial Intelligence on museums. The second day focuses on sharing power, and discusses new approaches to exhibiting historical art, participatory curatorship and collaborative networks. The third and final day, dedicated to sharing systems, explores digital empowerment, the role of museums in the construction and contesting of historical identities, and the role of youth creators and audiences as active agents of political and democratic life.
Programme
17:30 / Registration
18:00 / Welcome
18:30 / Artificial Intelligence: The End of Museums?
SHARING POWER
09:30 / Registration
10:00 / Revolutionised Museums: Yesterday’s Art, Today
11:30 / Participatory Curatorship: Democracy in Action?
14:30 / The Multiplying Effect: Networks and Partnerships in Action
16:30 / Round Table
SHARING SYSTEMS
09:30 / Registration
10:00 / The Power of Youth and Digital Creativity
11:30 / The Museum as Citizen: Difficult Histories, Contested Identities
14:30 / Digital-something: Citizenship and Knowledge
16:30 / Round Table: Is the Future Today?
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