From Critique to Possibilities 

We are delighted to bring you the second series of pre-conference webinar events in the run-up to the conference MUŻE.X - Shaping Museum Futures. Three international voices from the museum world shall be in conversation with the conference convenors Prof Carmel Borg and Dr Sandro Debono. The one-hour conversations shall revolve around participatory practices, creativity in museums, and collections-development practices in response to the new realities imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.  

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Each conversation will explore different facets of museum practice at the intersection of critique and possibility. While the need for critical reflection continues, in terms of the necessary rethinking for museums, be it in scope, purpose, ambition or ethos, the emphasis of the Spring series will be on concrete exploration and experimentation.   

Francois Matarasso

François Matarasso is a freelance community artist, writer and researcher. He has worked in about 40 countries and held honorary professorships in the UK and Australia. His latest book, A Restless Art — How participation won and why it matters, combines a nuanced, careful study of participatory art with a detectable passion, born out of experience.

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Thursday 22 April

18.30 CET (Malta) 

09.30 PDT

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Linda Norris

Linda Norris is Senior Specialist, Methodology and Practice at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC). As the co-author of Creativity in Museum Practice, Linda is an international thought leader in facilitating conversation and action surrounding the ways creativity can transform museums, shape more compelling narratives and create deeper, more inclusive community connections. 

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Thursday May 27

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18.30 CET (Malta)

09.30 PDT

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Danielle Kuijten

Danielle Kuijten is acting director and co-curator at Imagine IC, a pioneer in the field of contemporary heritage practices. Her main focus is on participatory collecting methods, contemporary collecting, action curating and reflective practice.

Danielle has been an active member of COMCOL ICOM’s international committee for collecting, and since 2019 in the role of chair.

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Friday 11 June

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18.30 CET (Malta)

09.30 PDT

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