Curatorial Practice

Dimensions of Curation: Honoring Objects and Audiences Through Collaboration

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Over the past three decades, there has been an undue distinction in museum practices often represented in linear terms: your museum is at one end (object-based) or the other (audience-based), or somewhere in between. This has manifested as a divisive discussion about visitor-centered practices taking the place of object- and expertise-oriented curation. In this session, examine those positions historically, and discover an approach to provoke visitor- and object-centered practices through a three-dimensional model rather than a linear one. Use this new model to help your museum map its own position.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to define dimensions of curation and apply them to their museums.
• Differentiate dimensions of curation practices through the lenses of curator, director, evaluator, and other museum roles.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to analyze where their museums fit within the dimensions of curation and determine future directions.

Moderator(s)

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  Ann Rowson Love

  Associate Professor, Museum Education & Visitor-Centered Curation, Department of Art Education
  Florida State University/Liaison to The Ringling Museum

Panelist(s)

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  W. James Burns

  Executive Director
  Arizona Historical Society
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  Adam Scher

  Vice President for Collections
  Virginia Museum of History and Culture
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  Pat Villeneuve

  Professor and Director of Arts Administration
  Department of Art Education