XXXVII Jornades de la XML - Opening the museum, creating community
REGISTRATION OPENS ON 27 APRIL
In a context of cultural democracy, in which museums are redefining and seeking to consolidate their social role and relevance, participation stands out as an essential element in creating meaningful spaces for the community. The social museum paradigm focuses on co-creation, inclusion and sustainability. This is a growing trend that increasingly aims to engage the community from the very beginning of projects, ensuring that the museum’s vision is aligned with its surroundings and fosters a sense of belonging and welcome.
What channels facilitate an open and ongoing dialogue with the community? What internal changes are needed within institutions to foster genuine participation? How can we ensure that participation is inclusive and representative of the diversity of the territory? How can we move from one-off participation to a sustained and transformative process?
The conference will open with a keynote lecture by Ismael Blanco, researcher at the Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques and Professor of Political Science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. His talk will focus on the role of cultural institutions in building links with the community in order to foster social and territorial cohesion, as well as on how community-based and institutional responses can be developed at the local level to address the challenges of contemporary society.
This will be followed by presentations of various experiences from museums and heritage institutions related to the theme of the conference. The event will conclude with a roundtable discussion moderated by Carola Castellà, Head of the Technical Office for Participation for Local Governments at the Diputació de Barcelona.
Programme
3 June
09.15 Registration
09.45 Opening
10.00 Espais d'activitat o agents de transformació? Els equipaments culturals com a infraestructures socials i comunitàries | Ismael Blanco - Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
10.45 Questions from the audience
10.50 Les Cases Barates del Bon Pastor: entre el museu i el barri | Carles Garcia Hermosilla - Museu d’Història de Barcelona and Josep M. Romero Macias - Centre d’Estudis Arxiu-Vilabesòs and Associació de veïnes i veïns del Bon Pastor.
11.20 Questions from the audience
11.25 Coffee Break (Palau de la Música)
12.10 Trobar el centre: projectes comunitaris del Museu de Montcada i Reixac | Adrián Soler - Museu Municipal de Montcada i Reixac (XML).
12.40 Questions from the audience
12.45 Co-producing the Migration Museum | Mona Jamil - Migration Museum, London.
13.15 Questions from the audience
13.20 Lunch
15.15 El Museu de l’Empordà. Accions amb i per a la comunitat | Eduard Bech-Vila - Museu de l’Empordà.
15.45 Questions from the audience
15.50 Wilson Güiza Moya - Museo de Bogotá: Museo de la Ciudad Autoconstruida (online)
16.20 Questions from the audience
16.30 End of the session
4 June
09.00 Registration
09.30 With the community and for the community: the Experience of Kalamaja Museum | Maibel Napa i Tuuli Silber - Kalamaja Museum, Tallinn (Estònia).
10.00 Questions from the audience
10.05 Museu Arxiu Tomàs Balvey de Cardedeu: un museu obert | Marta Núñez Camprubí - Museu Arxiu Tomàs Balvey de Cardedeu.
10.35 Questions from the audience
10.40 Coffee Break (Palau de la Música)
11.30 Instruments de l'Ànima. Matèria i esperit a l'Edat Mitjana i avui | Oriol Picas - MEV, Museu d’Art Medieval.
12.00 Questions from the audience
12.05 Rescatant la memòria compartida: museus, patrimoni familiar i participació ciutadana | Clara Pérez - Museu Comarcal de l’Horta Sud Josep Ferrís March.
12.35 Questions from the audience
12.40 Break
12.50 Round table. Moderator: Carola Castellà, Oficina Tècnica de Participació per als Governs Locals de la Diputació de Barcelona. With the participation of Pep Marès, Adhoc Cultura; Txema Romero, Museus de Sitges (XML); and Neus Ribas, Museu d’Arenys de Mar (XML).
14.00 Summary and closing session
