THE CONVERSATION
Why this session?
A museum can be a neighbour before it is a destination. This conversation centres the people who live beside collections and whose memories shape them.
In today's global context
Communities across the world are asking museums to share authorship and authority. The work begins with relationships, not a campaign to attract footfall.
Ten questions to explore
- Who counts as a museum’s neighbour?
- How do communities choose their own stories?
- What should co-curation pay for?
- Where must ownership remain with contributors?
- How can oral histories be gathered respectfully?
- Which spaces invite everyday use?
- What happens when accounts disagree?
- How should local languages shape interpretation?
- Who can withdraw or correct a contribution?
- How will the relationship last after an exhibition?
Key outcomes we hope to shape
- A community co-curation agreement outline
- Questions for sustained neighbourhood partnerships
We welcome nominations from community archivists, local organisations, museum educators and oral historians and others with relevant experience. Speaker nominations are open.
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