Building on his inspiring keynote speech at the 2022 NEMO European Museum Conference, Michael Peter Edson’s webinar "Create Dangerously: Museums in the Age of Action" will argue that we need to dramatically update our concept of museum practice if we are to create a meaningful response to today’s most important questions about culture, society and change.
Our ideas about what a museum is and does were developed in slower, simpler times. But the realities of 2023 - including the climate emergency, armed conflict in Europe, and global technological and social change reveal gaps and flaws in the traditional boundaries of our work.
How will we get across The Big Frikin’ Wall that separates conventional museum practice from deep engagement with societal challenges? And what can museum workers do to get action started regardless of their position, authority, or pay?
- Participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.
- The webinar is limited to 200 participants on a first come, first serve basis.
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Michael Peter Edson
Michael Peter Edson is a strategist and consultant working at the intersection of technology, culture, and global social change.
Michael was the Director of Web and New Media Strategy for the Smithsonian Institution and co-founder of the Museum of the United Nations – UN Live, a start-up NGO designed to catalyse civic effort toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Michael is a Salzburg Global Fellow, a Fellow at the Getty Leadership Institute, a Distinguished Presidential Fellow Emeritus at CLIR, the Council on Library and Information Services, and Michael was named a “Tech Titan” person to watch by Washingtonian Magazine.
Learn more about Michael on his blog and website.
