Twentieth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum

The Twentieth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum brings together museum professionals to explore practices for inclusivity, diversity, and community engagement in museums.

Key Topics

• Visitor diversity and accessibility for small languages and cultures
• Gender, sexual orientation, and disability access in museums
• Cross connections with schools and universities
• Public trust and authority in museum contexts
• Sponsorship, philanthropy, and government funding
• Memberships, voluntarism, and professionalism
• Defining curatorial roles and exhibition didactics
• Conservation, preservation, and acquisition processes
• Authenticity and recontextualization of collection objects
• Custodianship and intangible cultural heritage
• Technology, arts, and environmental considerations in museums
• Architectonics and information architecture design
• Knowledge management and intellectual property practices
• Digitization, virtual museums, and online discoverability
• Addressing the digital divide and digital disability access
• Research, investigation, and measuring knowledge outputs
• Modern and postmodern knowledge frameworks in museums
• Competing cultural narratives and museum politics

Who should Attend

• Museum curators and directors
• Exhibition designers and educators
• Archivists and collection managers
• Policy makers and government stakeholders
• Researchers in cultural studies and museology
• Digital access and IT professionals in museums
• Volunteers and membership coordinators
• Philanthropists and sponsors supporting museum initiatives
• Students and emerging professionals in museum studies