Participation and inclusion in educational and cultural activities

Organization: 
Momus
Responsible Professor: 
Niki Nikonanou
Duration: 
2018- present

The program focuses on exploring the concept of participation and inclusion as the basis for today's debate on fulfilling the museum's social role,  overthrowing existing authorities and changing the relationship between cultural institutions and the public. For the investigation of the thematic above in  Greek society, the Laboratory collaborates with the MOMUS Metropolitan Organization of Museums of Fine Arts of Thessaloniki, contributing to the planning of experimental activities and their systematic evaluation. In a first phase, the project focused on the theme "Cultural institutions and the refugee issue", recording and evaluating the reactions of cultural organizations and especially museums to the refugee issue with exhibitions, local community awareness programs, educational activities and interventions.

In the second phase, the project focused on the "participatory shift" in arts, curation and education. In this context, experimental educational activities were carried out within the framework of the Biennale of Contemporary Art, in 2017 in Thessaloniki and an exhibition co-curation project “Together We Curate: We are preparing the next exhibition "at the Experimental Arts Center (Momus) in 2020, which was systematically evaluated.

Publications

Nikonanou, N., Papavergou, E. & Paraskeva, K. (2020). The contribution of participatory projects in promoting the inclusive museum. Are visitors’ artistic creations welcomed in an International Exhibition of Contemporary Art? International Journal of the Inclusive Museum, Vol13, Issue I,1-11.

Nikonanou, N. Kokoroskou, M., Papavergou, E. & Paraskeva, K. 2018, "Enchacing Intercutural Dialogue: Worldwide Games for the World! Toy construction workshop for the refugee camp at Thessaloniki Port", Tetradia Mouseiologias, Volume 11, Kaleidoscopio, Athens (in greek)

Rinou, M. & Nikonanou, N. “’Crowdsourcing’ as a participatory tool in heritage experience for youth: an insight into museum practice” in Conference proceedings Youth on the move: Social inclusion Through informal and non-formal learning, Volos (in press).

 Presentations

  • 11th International Conference on the Inclusive Museum: Inclusion as Shared Vision: Museums and Sharing Heritage, Are visitors’ artistic creations welcome in an international exhibition of contemporary art?  The contribution of participatory projects in promoting the inclusive museum. 6–8 September 2018University of Granada in Granada, Spain.
  • 10th International Conference on The Inclusive Museum, Special Focus: Diaspora, Integration and Museums Museums as forums of intercultural dialog: a case study from Greece 15-17 September 2017, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (Videopresentation).