How can museums become spaces of shared learning, inclusion, and transformation?
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This panel dives into the rich intersections of pedagogy, language, and power in museum education, drawing inspiration from Paulo Freire’s radical philosophies of how teaching and learning in museum spaces can move beyond authoritarian models toward participatory and relational practices. Whether through education or public programmes, exhibitions, objects, or curriculum engagements, the idea of call and response becomes a compelling lens for dialogue and exchange.
Rather than positioning educators as sole knowledge holders, dialogical pedagogies embrace mutual learning where both educators and learners bring their lived experiences into meaningful conversation.
The panel invites attendees to reflect on their own educational journeys and to consider how museums can become sites of inclusive, equitable, and transformative learning. With an extended Q&A session, the discussion aims to create an open and generative space where participants can share their experiences, questions, and insights into teaching and learning - recognising the value of diverse perspectives in shaping pedagogical practice.
Ultimately, this conversation is an invitation to think with pedagogical philosophies as creative tools for reimagining museum practice today.
Panelists:
- Dr Jason Todd, Facilitator: Senior Departmental Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Oxford
- Puleng Plessie, Panellist: Curator: Education and Public Programmes, Javett Art Centre, University of Pretoria
- Melanie Rowntree, Panellist: Head of Schools and University Engagement, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
- Dr Abigail Branford, Panellist: Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, African Studies Centre, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford
- Dr Georgia Nasseh, Convenor: 2024-25 Javett UP Bridge Fellow, Research Fellow in the Literatures of the Global South, University of Cambridge
Location: Colin Mathew Room, Radcliffe Humanities Building, Woodstock Road
Time: 2:30 - 4 PM
Date: Friday, 30 May 2025
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This panel discussion is made possible through the BRIDGE Fellowship, a partnership between the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (Javett–UP) and The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities at the University of Oxford.
Picture credit: Ashmolean Museum
