For the LAB Meeting "Experimental Exhibitions" a group of participants met on 28 February & 1 March, 2017 at Etnografiska museet and Östasiatiska museet in Stockholm.
The lab meeting in early 2017 dealt with innovative exhibition formats. The goal of the meeting was to engage in an in-depth discussion about concepts and experiences with novel and imaginative exhibition methods. In a playful way and under the mediation of Pernilla Glaser, the team opened up existing strategies to find experimental ways of exhibiting at museums.
In small focus groups a number of questions were discussed: What could be an iterative process for our project? How can we try out storytelling and artistic expressions? How can we try out modes of communication? How can we try out which information to use? How can we work with project versus empowerment? How can we work with dialogue around the concepts of “asking for help”, “creating exchange”, “understanding a context”?
9.00 – 9.10 Words of welcome
Experimental aspect in a past exhibition
9.15 – 9.30 MUCEM Emilie Girard, Head of collections & Mikael Mohamed, Head of international relations From ethnographical material to contemporary art installation: the example of Albania's exhibition
9.30 – 9.45 Slovenski Etnografski Muzej
9.45 – 10.00 National Museum of World Cultures, Leiden Wayne Modest
10.00 – 10.15 National Museums of World Culture, Sweden Michel Lee: The Sculpture Hall
10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break Upcoming experimental exhibitions
10.30 – 10.45 MUCEM Emilie Girard & Nelly Odin, in charge of educative and schools audiences: Experimenting with high school students as curators.
10.45 – 11.00 Slovenski Etnografski Muzej Tina Palaić: Encounters between Slovenia and Africa: from the establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement onward
11.15 – 11.30 National Museum of World Cultures, Leiden Wayne Modest
11.30 – 11.45 National Museums of World Culture, Sweden Johanna Väpnargård
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch & walk through museum’s exhibitions
14.00 – 17.00 Visit to Historiska museet and the History Unfolds exhibition 45 min visit exhibition 30 min discussion
Workshop with Pernilla Glaser – Developing Methods for Inclusive Experimental Exhibitions.
9.00 - 10.30 - Mapping dialogue platforms for the projects, where are we now and where do we want to take this? - Mapping possible dialogue tools and methods, as well as digital platforms. 10.45 - 11.30 - Development of dialogue strategy. - Different dialogue methods. - Reflecting on experience environments and knowledge environments.
11.30 - 13.00 - How do we work with a learning process in our own organizations’ in this project? - Mapping potential pilot projects and possibilities. - How do our projects relate to larger goals?
14.00 – 15.00 Practice what was discussed in the workshop with the exhibitions/objects at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities.
