Maria VlachouNEMO Annual Conference, Pilsen, 6.11.15

Are we failing?Considerations on the role museums may currently have

in education

What are museums about?

heritageidentitymemorypastpresentfuture

What are museums about?

heritageidentitymemorypastpresentfuture

knowledgeencounterdialoguerespecttolerance

What are museums about?

heritageidentitymemorypastpresentfuture

knowledgeencounterdialoguerespecttolerance

educationalsocial

What are museums about?

Gaza, 2014

Dogs are allowed to enter, but Zionists under

no circumstances!

Belgium, 2014

Syrians, 2015

Greeks, 1922

Hungarians, 1956

Bosnians, 1995

European Heritage Days 2015Industrial and Technical Heritage

European Heritage Days 2015Violence and tolerance: Europe’s diversity

Collection of clothesfor the Syrian refugeesat the Archaeological Museum of Chalkida

“A civilized person is one who is able, at all times and in all places, to recognize the humanity of others fully.”

Tzvetan Todorov in The Fear of the Barbarians

“(…) any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. Museums are a part of this educational and cultural network.”

#museumsrespondtoferguson

“(…) the silence of other museum organizations sends a message that these issues are the concern only of African Americans and African American Museums. We know that this is not the case.”

#museumsrespondtoferguson

“140 Characters”São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, 2014

Victoria and Albert Museum, 2014

Rapid Response CollectingVictoria and Albert Museum, 2014

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

Martin Luther King

Thank you!

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