Karleen V. Gardner

Director of Learning Innovation
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Karleen Gardner, is Director of Learning Innovation at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) and leads the Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts. Gardner serves on Mia’s leadership team and collaborates to develop and implement institutional strategies and impactful community-focused initiatives. With a strong belief in museums as spaces for dialogue and reflection, she works with cross-functional teams and partners to develop programs and exhibitions that foster conversation, new ways of thinking, empathy, and global understanding. Gardner is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences, is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Museum Education, and volunteers for the American Alliance of Museum’s Education Committee.

Presentation(s):

• Museums as Catalysts for Empathy-Building and Social Change

  Monday, May 20
  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

• Museums as Catalysts for Empathy-Building and Social Change

  Monday, May 20
  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

• Fostering Universal Ethics and Compassion: A Summit with The Dalai Lama

  Tuesday, May 21
  3:30 PM – 4:30 PM