Author of the bilingual (pt/en) blog Musing on Culture. She is the manager of the Facebook group Museum texts / Textos em museus and co-manager of the blog Museums and Migration. She participated in the European project RESHAPE – Reflect, Share, Practice, Experiment, having joined the trajectory on “Arts and Citizenship”. Fellow of ISPA – International Society for the Performing Arts (2018, 2020); Alumna of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center in Washington (2011-2013); she has a M.A. in Museum Studies (University College London, 1994) and a B.A. in History and Archaeology (University of Ioannina, Greece, 1992).
At NEMO’s European Museum Conference 2024, Maria Vlachou will join the session “Should we talk?” on Tuesday 12 November.
Presentation abstract:
The age-old paradox of democracy
Even museums living the illusion of being neutral, find that, sooner or later, reality comes knocking on their door. Even museums eager to promote dialogue and understanding, need to question whether this is realistic no matter the context.