Tuesday, April 02, 2019: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Clarendon (3F)
Workshop: Museums as Cognitive Engines of Social Change
- William Casebeer, Beyond Conflict, USA, Tim Phillips, Beyond Conflict, USA
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New insights from the scientific study of the mind and brain provide us with powerful tools to better assess the impact of, and potentially radically augment, the transformative power of cultural institutions such as museums. Using Beyond Conflict’s “Museums as Cognitive Engines” framework which systematically considers the role museum experience plays in our overall “cognitive ecology,” we use these new insights to more effectively assess the likely behavioral impact of museum exhibits, content and programming. A novel science-informed design process allows us to consider the neurobiology of identity, emotion, and belonging in content design, which can lead to entirely new and more effective programs to generate positive social change.