From Barricade to Barricade
A Debate on Museums' Responsibilities and Role as Political Actors
What responsibilities do art institutions carry when calls for solidarity arise, and how do the expectations placed on them by society and the art field shape their response?
Where
Foyer
Price
Free admission
Info
The event is a collaboration between Young Artists’ Society (UKS) and Kunstnernes Hus, and is free and open to all. The debate is spoken in Norwegian.
About the event
The past weeks’ public conversation concerning The National Museum’s curation of Noa Eshkol’s Mourning Carpet (AftertheMa'alot School Massacre) in room 76, has stormed Norwegian media. In response, Young Artists’ Society (UKS) and Kunstnernes Hus will host a debate about the role and responsibilities of museums as political actors.
The panel consists of Rikke Glomnes Komissar (Director of Education and Visitor Experience at The National Museum), Tone Hansen (Director of Munchmuseum), Anne Szefer-Karlsen (curator and professor at UiB) and Ane Hjort Guttu (artist and professor at KHiO). The panel is led by journalist Selma Stormyren Larsen (Klassekampen).
Program
5:30 PM – Introduction by Ragnhild Aamås (Chair of UKS)
5:45 PM – Debate
6:30 PM – Questions from the audience
7:00 PM – End
