Crafting Subjects in Museum Education

Crafting Subjects in Museum Education

A discussion on changing landscape of education and programmes in the museum sector

Museums play a crucial role in building an educational environment. As they ride the currents of change, they still retain their power of legitimacy as repositories of culture. Being a centre of education and influence, museums around the world have provided more than 18 million hours of targeted education annually, including guided tours, staff visits, school outreach, and professional development for teachers. Museum education, as a practice, is always developing according to trends and tools. In addition to responding to ongoing shifts in audience expectations and pedagogical approaches, the sector has recently had to confront pandemic-related disruptions, which have pushed virtual formats to the forefront, and reassess its programmes. Museum educators and professionals have crafted subjects and curated different initiatives for various types of museums in the country showcasing exhibits virtually as well as physically (outdoor and site visit) educating our history and culture. The talk will focus on museum education and its changing landscape. It will also highlight the trends and career in the museum sector in our upcoming webinar.

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Speakers

Dr. Savita Kumari

Senior Assistant Professor, Department of History of Art, National Museum Institute, New Delhi

Dr. Savita Kumari is a senior Assistant Professor in the Department of History of Art at the National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology (NMI), New Delhi. She has published several articles and books on Indian art history and its interface with world art history. Before joining NMI, she worked in leading art organizations, including the National Gallery of Modern Art, where she worked as an Assistant Curator, and the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. She is a recipient of prestigious national and international fellowships. For the past 15 years, she co-coordinated national and international seminars and workshops and co-curated several exhibitions. She is the secretary of the Indian Committee of Art History, which is affiliated with CIHA. She is also a member of the College Art Association of America and CIMAM – International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art – an ICOM-affiliated organisation.