DiasporaDNA Story Center: The journey to launch a modern mindful un-museum
Monica O. Montgomery will describe the journey to form a new type of cultural organization: A Story Center - fusing best practice from visual and performing arts, living archives, creative art therapies, genealogy and dynamic exhibits & interpretation. Monica is doing this in honor of her late parents; The Montgomerys. She believes the Story Center model will encourage connection and belonging, invite creative expression and amplify the multicultural lived experiences of the global majority. She is eager to share her progress with you and recieve feedback around DiasporaDNA Story Center.
Monica O. Montgomery is the Founder & President of DiasporaDNA Story Center, a new cultural center, encouraging visitors to explore origin stories and collective memories from the art, history and lives of the global majority. She has two decades of experience in museums, public history, and arts administration. She consults with cultural organizations leading public engagement towards ecologies of promise. As an independent curator, she has produced social change exhibits and has taught at the University of the Arts, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, American University, Harvard, the Pratt Institute, and NYU. She stewards the Montgomery Collection, an archive of global majority diasporic history, ephemera, photos, antiquarian books, and art.
Avi Decter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: MUSEUMS AND CHANGE
Time: Jan 9, 2025 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 827 6441 9367