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In this three-day series of conversations, hear from an international array of scholars, artists, writers, performers, and activists as they share their ideas about how museums engage with people locally and globally. A set of open questions, rather than preset descriptions, frame each of the program sessions.
Session 5: Community Partnership
1–3 pm
Questions
• From the perspective of communities, what are innovative methods and challenges of museum–community partnerships and collaborations?
• What is the role of ethics in this work?
• How do museums serve as public resources or platforms that center the needs of communities rather than the needs of institutions?
Welcome
Ann Meisinger, Assistant Educator, Public Programs and Creative Practice, The Met
Introduction
Sydney Munn, Teen Intern, The Met
Speakers
Joshua Bell, Curator of Globalization, Director of Recovering Voices Program, and Acting Director of the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History
Louise Hunter, Lead, Indigenous Services, Public Libraries and Engagement, State Library of Queensland
Samir Meghelli, Senior Curator, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Salma Jreige and Sarah Fortmann-Hijazi, Project Coordinators, Multaka: Museum as Meeting Point
Moderated by Kemi Ilesanmi, Executive Director, The Laundromat Project
Break, 15 minutes
Keynote
3:15 pm
Introduction
Denise Murrell, Associate Curator, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Art, The Met
Keynote Speaker
Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor, History of Art and Architecture and African and African American Studies, Harvard University
Closing Remarks
Heidi Holder, Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chair of Education, The Met
Captioning is made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust.
