Fundación TyPA - Teoría y Práctica de las Artes and AAM American Alliance of Museums joined forces to develop and present Reimagining the Museum: Conference of the Americas.
This meeting, first of its kind, gathered more than 600 museum professionals from the Americas in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 2-4, 2015.
Reimagining the Museum has explored case studies of successful museum transformations by bringing together thought leaders, change agents, and visionaries from around the world, with a focus on the neighboring regions of Latin and North America. Participants shared examples of innovation and cross-cultural collaboration, discussed challenges, and learnt strategies to initiate change. The convening also took the initial step in developing a shared understanding of museum excellence and common standards, intended to inspire change by establishing goals all museums can work toward.
¿WHEN AND WHERE?
At the Usina del Arte, Buenos Aires City, Argentina, September 2 - 4, 2015.
¿HOW?
Three intensive days of lively discussions and exciting meetings and more than 50 sessions:
- 4 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS featuring international experts in museums and culture.
- 9 PANEL DISCUSSIONS comprised of 50 museum experts from Latin and North America.
- 3 INTIMATE CONVERSATIONS with 3 of the speakers.
- 2 sessions comprised of BRIEF PRESENTATIONS of 16 CASE STUDIES.
- 1 SESSION USING A TRIAL FORMAT where a controversial museum topic was judged.
- 1 UNCONFERENCE.
- 1 COMPETITION among 5 outstanding projects with a prize.
- 9 instensive, small SMALL GROUP WORKSHOPS on timely and practical museum topics.
- 1 WORKSHOP for all participants to formulate the first-ever “Manifesto for Museums of the Americas”.
- 1 PROFESSIONAL EXPO with 11 stands from 5 countries.
- 18 THEMED CONVERSATIONS during the lunch hour at the TyPA/Café designed to encourage conversation on potential collaborations and partnership.
- 6 VISITS AND ACTIVITES at prominent Buenos Aires museums.
- 1 POP-UP MUSEUM focused on the role of imagination in museums.
¿WHO?
More than 600 people who seek to have an impact on the museum field attended the convening. Museum professionals, specialists in cultural management, designers, artists, entrepreneurs, educators and anyone who wished to reimagine Americas’ museums. 24 countries were represented, and more than 220 cultural organisations.
SPEAKERS
Marcelo Araujo, Secretario de Cultura de Estado, Brasil.
Sonia Arteaga Muñoz, Museo Afroperuano, Perú
J'net AyAy Qwa Yak Sheelth, Royal Ontario Museum, Canadá
Florencia Battiti, Parque de la Memoria, Argentina
Leslie Bedford, The Museum Group, USA
Marcelo Bernardo da Cunha, Universidade Federal de Bahia, Brasil
Karen Bernedo, Museo Itinerante Arte por la Memoria, Perú
Gustavo Buntinx, Micromuseo, Perú
Irene Cabrera, Museo de las Migraciones, Uruguay
Seb Chan, ACMI, Australia
Lia Colombino, Museo de Arte Indígena, Paraguay
Mar Dixon, Audience Development & Social Media, United Kingdom
William Eiland, Georgia Museum of Art, USA
Ticio Escobar, Centro de de Artes Visuales, Paraguay
Kaywin Feldman, American Alliance of Museums, USA
David Fleming, Museum Association, United Kingdom
Roberto Fuertes Garcia, Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi, Chile
Nestor García Canclini, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México
Claudio Gómez Papic, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile
Ernesto Gore, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
Alice Greenwald, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, USA
Sven Haakanson Jr, Burke Museum, USA
Barbara Henry, Barbara Henry & Associates, USA
Elaine Heumann Gurian,The Museum Group, USA
Denise Ledgard, Especialista en Politicas Públicas, Perú
Margot López, Biomuseo, Panamá
Luis Marcelo Mendes, Fundação Roberto Marinho, Brasil
Deborah L. Mack, NMAAHC, Smithsonian, USA
Carlomagno Martínez, Museo Estatal Arte Popular Oaxaca, México
José Samuel Morales Escalante, Investigador de museos, México
Tam Muro, Diseñador de exhibiciones, Argentina
Martha Nubia Bello, Centro de Memoria Histórica, Colombia
José Nun, Fundación de Altos Estudios Sociales, Argentina
Carlos Ortiz, Departamento de Cultura, Uruguay
Daniela Pelegrinelli, Museo del Juguete de San Isidro, Argentina
Michael Allen Petrich, Exploratorium, USA
Eveline Pierre, Haitian Heritage Museum, USA
Ricardo Pinal, Museo de la Ciudad, Argentina
Guadalupe Requena, Malba, Argentina
Andrés Roldán, Parque Explora, Colombia
Ana Rosas Mantecón, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México
Vivian Salazar Monzón, IIARS, Guatemala
María Eugenia Salcedo Repoles, Especialista en educación y museos, Brasil
Silvia Singer, Museo Interactivo de Economía, México
Robert Stein, Dallas Museum of Art, USA
Nicolás Testoni, Ferrowhite museo taller, Argentina
Carlos Tortolero, National Museum of Mexican Art, USA
Paulo Vicelli, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
Antonio Carlos Vieira Pinto, Museu da Maré, Brasil
Soledad Villagrán Muñóz, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile
James Volkert, Exhibition Associates, USA
Sofía Weil de Speroni, Fed. Mundial de Amigos de Museos, Argentina
Karen Wilkinson, Exploratorium, USA
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