Museum Connections 2024

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Isabelle BURKHALTER

MAH - MUSÉE D'ART ET D'HISTOIRE DE GENÈVE

Responsable de la médiation culturelle

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Biography

In charge of Cultural Mediation at the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève since 2015, a multidisciplinary museum with 3 exhibition sites and a highly varied collection, I'm committed to developing a mediation offer around well-being at the museum. In the space of a few years, the MAH has developed an offer for audiences with special needs that has evolved into an inclusive offer (the museum benefits from the Inclusive Culture Label), which is now evolving into an offer around well-being based on a sensory and sensitive approach.

EVENTS

Find us at the following events:
Jan 16, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Sensory mediation: for an emotional experience of museums and heritage sites

Lucie AERTS (MUSÉE NATIONAL DE LA MARINE)Kathleen BOUQUET (MUSÉE DE LA CONSERVERIE DE LOCTUDY)Isabelle BURKHALTER (MAH - MUSÉE D'ART ET D'HISTOIRE DE GENÈVE)Anne-Sophie GRASSIN (MAC VAL - MUSÉE D'ART CONTEMPORAIN DU VAL-DE-MARNE)Anne-Sophie MARCHAL (CHÂTEAU DE CHILLON, LA LUCARNE)Charlotte SLARK (THE SENSATIONAL MUSEUM / UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER)
Description
In parallel with the increase of analogue and digital mediation tools, we have seen a return to the senses and emotions as key aspects of cultural experience. Venues are putting the visitor's body back at the centre of the relationship with cultural objects and at the heart of soothing or stimulating sensory devices. In this conference, we will be looking at the distinctions between "sensory", "sensational", "multisensory", and at the different ways in which accessible and inclusive cultural experiences are now being offered to all kinds of audiences. We will explore projects that incorporate the senses and emotions from an early stage, and at the reasons why venues implement them, as well as their impact.
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