Session II – Open Ecosystems.

These last few years, characterized by the common pandemic experience and the need to find alternative ways to connect with the public and the local area, have spurred museums and cultural realities to break out of their physical and conceptual boundaries, accelerating some of the processes of innovation and change that were already under development.

Museums and cultural entities were asked to reflect on their identity structure and their educational and social role. Out of this analysis came new approaches in communication and relationship with diverse and dislocated audiences, and a vision of the museum understood as an open, dynamic and purposeful ecosystem.

The conference will bring together national and international professionals and institutions united by an innovative vision of the museum.

Through the presentation of their projects and characteristics, exhibition choices, actions implemented in the area and the relationship they establish with the public, the speakers will reflect on the new goals and challenges facing museums.

Speakers:

● Anaïs Aguerre, founder and managing director of Culture Connect.

● Blandine Smilansky, Head of Communications & Partnerships House of European History.

● Stein Olav Henrichsen, former director of Munch Museum.

● Simone Verde, Director of the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta.

Moderator: Evgeniya Ravtsova, International Programmes Manager, Victoria and Albert Museum

The panel will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m., at the Auditorium.