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Tour de Denmark 4 days, 9 museums
Maritime Museum of Denmark
Kulturemuseet Spinderihallerne
Museum of Copenhagen
Naturama
Trapholt
National Gallery of Denmark
Welfare MuseumTojhusmuseet
Montergarden
The central question of the tour:
Are Danish Museums…relevant, engaging and participatory?
Young people engage in deliberation and debate at the British Museum
Social relevance
The social role of the museum…
“The fundamental question is – what social institutions exist to address these challenges, recognizing the growing ineffectiveness of government bureaucracies and the wreckage of the corporate profit agenda? …Museums, it is argued, are one of the few social institutions with vast potential for proactive and effective community engagement.”
Robert R. Janes, (2010) Museums in a Troubled World:
Renewal, Irrelevance or Collapse?
My central concern is purpose…
• What are the relationships • how do we connect with our audiences, and
when, and what's the role?• 'where's the peopling?'• 'is it being driven by people?'• 'how do we embrace the uncomfortable?'• opinion, narrative, views
And so to Denmark…
…and a series of questions
And observations…
What’s the relationship between people and the museum?
When I say ‘people’, I am deliberately not saying • Visitors• Users• Audience• Learners• Or ‘clients’…as I’ve heard here…
Language is very revealing…if we are moving to a partnership with the public, then the language we use to describe what we do has to reflect that…
So, Number One…
Signage and Danish minimalism…
Can I find the museum?
OK, what does the architecture tell me?
Impeccably good taste! Gorgeous, inventive buildings…Maritime Museum, Montergarden, Trapholt...
Question: Does the building have a relationship with the location or what’s inside?
What – and who – is the museum for?
What – and who – is the exhibition for?
Is it possible to take a
…and include not only more but contradictory voices
Can the museum face up to difficult subject matter?
Does the museum demonstrate that it has a social responsibility?
Is the public’s input marginalised or central?
And finally?
What is it to be Danish?
Map charting the spread of elected xenophobic parties in Europe as of 2013. When viewed on a map, the growth of the far-right is striking. Green refers to countries were a xenophobic party is in government, while grey means none is in power. Copyright James Mayfield/GeoCurrents.
“The time has come for a particular ‘museum agenda’, predicated on
greater awareness of the world and the social responsibility that
accompanies this awareness. Museums are some of the most free and
creative work environments in the world, and there are few
organizations which offer more opportunities for thinking, choosing and
acting in ways that can blend personal satisfaction and growth with
organizational goals...[But] Not surprisingly, society is not even
cognizant of the museum’s unique potential, much less demanding its
fulfilment.”
Robert R. Janes, (2010)
Museums in a Troubled World:
Renewal, Irrelevance or Collapse?