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Collections as Inspiration – Connect, collaborate, change. Collections x ‘engagement’ = inspiration = change . Community Partnerships Special Exhibitions Previews Evening Views Supplementary School Views. British Museum thinking out loud…. What is a ‘collection’?
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Community Partnerships Special Exhibitions Previews Evening Views Supplementary School Views British Museum thinking out loud…. What is a ‘collection’? Why do we use collections to ‘engage’ audiences? Who are our audiences that engage with collections? How do we use collections to engage audiences ?
Collections = Community Partnerships Special Exhibitions Creative projects Workshops +
Collections = • Versions of the object • Object knowledge • Networks + • Museum • Outside the walls of the Museum • Liminal space • Narratives • People and cultures • Contemporary relevance
Community Partnerships Special Exhibitions Previews Evening Views Supplementary School Views Why do we use collections to ‘engage’ audiences?
What change are we using our collections for? Social Justice Academic research Museum best practice Political Public benefit Environmental sustainability International relations …….
Who? Who?
How? Connect, collaborate, change Process Dialogue Partnership (limits?)
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