Rosie May, Associate Director, Interpretation and Visitor Research, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago talks about the design of a visitor response space for a challenging installation of Arthur Jafa's "Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death." "We learned from our training and reading that if an exhibition ends with a theme, artwork, or object that speaks to or recalls something traumatic, it’s likely visitors will walk away feeling sad and frustrated. Instead, we found, we can better support visitors by offering ways to participate and take action so they leave these experiences feeling empowered and heartened."
Centering Community Relevance in Reinstallation Planning
By Amelia Wiggins, Delaware Art Museum In the age of Black Panther and #metoo, how can art museum galleries transform into the relevant, representational, inclusive spaces our diverse communities are calling for? The planning process itself holds a key. Prototyping in the Pre-Raphaelite galleries. Photo by Stacey Mann As the Delaware Art Museum approached a reinstallation … Continue reading Centering Community Relevance in Reinstallation Planning
Speaking Out: Visitors Respond to Current Events
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts based on presentations from our 2019 AAMI convening in Detroit. By Liz Gardner and Jeanne Goswami Visitors have a lot to say. How do we make room for them to share their ideas and points of view in our institutions? This presentation at … Continue reading Speaking Out: Visitors Respond to Current Events
