Inspiration
Insights, examples of best practice and experience reports from the funded institutions will be added here gradually. Please check back regularly!
Panel: Authoritarian Interventions – International Influences and Strategies to Counter Political Interference
International Panel at the third Future Forum
Moderated by Dr Jeanne Bindernagel, Programme Developer at the German Federal Cultural Foundation, Borisav Matić (NEBITEF Belgrade), Jakub Depczyński (Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw) and Natalie Giorgadze (Culture Action Europe) shared and discussed their personal experiences of authoritarian interventions in artistic freedom during a panel discussion.
Esme Ward: From vision to reality – opening up as part of the programme
Online-Talk at the second Future Forum
In conversation with Cornelia Walter, Esme Ward, Director of Manchester Museum, explains how she has moved closer to realising her vision of a museum for everyone.
Aric Chen: From Ideas to Enactment – Cultural Institutions as Testing Grounds
Keynote at the first Future Forum
Aric Chen’s lecture is a compelling call for a culture of action. According to Chen, Director of the Zaha Hadid Foundation, museums must recognise themselves more clearly as agents of change – not least because, as publicly funded institutions, they already serve as “third places” with the potential to act as testing grounds or experimental spaces...