Participation
How no longer the individual but the communities of people who identify around common needs and opportunities build together places and narratives capable of hosting and engaging everyone. People for the people.
This section is dedicated to active participation in the management or enhancement of cultural heritage and activities.
Glossary
The words of participation and co-design in cultural places (and beyond).
Community
Every museum must consider the various communities, understood as relational systems, and represent them. Museums can also promote a sense of mutual connection, permeability between different groups, and in turn create plural communities. As an institution, the museum must also ensure that every visitor feels comfortable and recognized as part of the museum community.
[Gruppo di Lavoro Accessibilità, ICOM Italia, 10 parole, 2024, edited by Irene Balzani, Sofia Bilotta, Rosa Di Lecce, Irene Innocente, Federica Pascotto]
Community
Co-design
Nothing about us without us is the motto that corresponds to the principle that every person has the right to have control and responsibility over their choices. In museums, this translates into the constant need to listen to and involve multiple audience segments: various professional figures, people with disabilities or those living particular conditions, but also different ages, cultures, origins, and gender identities.
Co-design means creating together with audiences, using the senses, other languages and forms of expression, and then evaluating the effectiveness and value of the proposals, in a constant and reciprocal exchange.
[Gruppo di Lavoro Accessibilità, ICOM Italia, 10 parole, 2024, edited by Irene Balzani, Sofia Bilotta, Rosa Di Lecce, Irene Innocente, Federica Pascotto]
Co-design
Participation
The Faro Convention (2005) encourages «everyone to participate in the process of identifying, studying, interpreting, protecting, conserving and presenting cultural heritage».
Participation means giving each person an active role, and the museum is called upon to listen, stimulating and nurturing the creative and expressive potential of communities, the territory, and every single visitor.
The participatory approach is a principle that transforms the museum into a place of active citizenship where people are invited to contribute to new collective processes and meanings.
[Gruppo di Lavoro Accessibilità, ICOM Italia, 10 parole, 2024, edited by Irene Balzani, Sofia Bilotta, Rosa Di Lecce, Irene Innocente, Federica Pascotto]
Participation
Download area
Selection of resources for consultation and download, on the theme of "participation and cultural co-design".
Video
Selection of public domain videos on the theme of "participation and cultural co-design".
