Future Perfect Museums
Museums are often seen as our official historical record, the archive of our triumphs and defeats, but sometimes we (our institutions and ourselves) need to cause a little disruption. We need to ask questions about the stories we know; we need to challenge assumptions; we need to change our parameters. We need to change our rules. We want to encourage participants to think differently about their goals, communities, and narratives. All attendees will be prompted to consider what the future of museums looks like to them. This session is for you if you are asking: What is the value of thinking about the future? What do museums have to do with the future? How is it relevant to my work?
Maggie Greyson of Futures Present is an internationally recognized, award-winning futurist and designer. She helps organizations and individuals imagine the future(s) to make better decisions today and tomorrow. Maggie is passionate about helping museums recognize their potential and helping the public become comfortable with complexity through futures work. She is on the Board of the Association of Professional Futurists, a book reviewer of "Cultivating Futures Thinking in Museums", and a member of FORMS Futures-Oriented Museums Synergies, a global network of museum directors and associates.
Hillary Spencer of Agency.Museum is a transformational leader skilled in strengthening museums with strategic leadership and impact-driven, mission-focused vision. She is committed to social justice narratives and models of co-creation and co-leadership in both content creation and structural change. Hillary is a thought leader on the role of risk and leadership and is a leading voice in the future of museums. She is the co-chair of ICOM's International Committee for Exhibitions and recently relocated to Washington DC to open Agency.Museum after serving as the CEO of The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature. Spencer was also the CEO and President of the Children's Museum of the Upstate, founding director of Nomad Exhibitions, North America, and the Assistant Director of Global Business Development for the American Museum of Natural History.
Avi Decter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: MUSEUMS AND CHANGE
Time: Jul 11, 2024 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82564264587
Meeting ID: 825 6426 4587