You’ve reflected on what activism could mean to your practice and read examples of activism in practice within museums.
Please now create a mind-map or list of social issues and/or campaigns that you could engage with in your professional practice to further the sector’s activist role.
You could include national, UK-wide and international campaigns, but also keep in mind what issues matter locally.
Once you’ve created your mind-map or list, consider the questions below:
- What value could your museum practice add to these campaigns?
- Where and how could you make a difference?
- How could connecting with these issues add value to you and your museum’s work?
Give yourself 15 minutes to work on this exercise and record your reflections in your notes. Keep your ideas to hand for an exercise in the next section.