“The five components of the initiative, which is called “Open House,” are free admission for all, the creation of a diversity-focused curatorial fellowship (the first recipient is LaTanya Autry, who has held curatorial positions at the Yale University Art Gallery and the Mississippi Museum of Art), an engagement-guide apprenticeship program, enhanced onsite programming for families and teens, and the addition of an education specialist. Free admission begins on March 16.”
Nina Simon is coming to the Cincinnati Nature Center on August 22, 2o19.
Named a “museum visionary” by Smithsonian Magazine, Nina Simon is the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and the founder of the OF/BY/FOR ALL movement, a global initiative to help civic and cultural organizations become more relevant, resilient, and inclusive. Nina is the best-selling author of The Participatory Museum, The Art of Relevance and the popular Museum 2.0 blog. She has worked as a consultant and exhibition designer with more than 100 museums and cultural centers around the world.
Originally published in Momus.ca:
“I’ll be honest: I have some trepidation about writing an article about what is basically a hometown institution that uses the R-word in the second para. But this is my honest, and I think legit, take on the logic behind MASS MoCA’s Building 6 project.”
~Aruna D’Souza