Museums in Family Life
23 May 2023, 6:30 pm–9:00 pm
![Visitors in a museum (Image: Theano Moussouri) Three people (two adults and a child) interacting in a museum/gallery space](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/sites/archaeology/files/styles/large_image/public/events/moussouri-bp-picture3-800px.jpg?itok=3GVPSsIs)
Professor Theano Moussouri (UCL Institute of Archaeology) will give her Inaugural Lecture at UCL on 23 May.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Prof Andrew Reynolds
Location
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Archaeology Lecture Theatre G6UCL Institute of Archaeology31-34 Gordon SquareLondonWC1H 0PYUnited Kingdom
Abstract
Museums play a central role in families’ participation in culture, politics and social life. Inasmuch as families comprise more than half of all visitors, there has been a considerable number of research studies looking into why and how families engage with museums, and what role museums play in the family social life. In this lecture, I draw on a number of family studies to reflect on how contemporary families experience and derive meaning from museum objects, collections and activities. I will discuss how particular family practices might align (or not) with dominant museum participation practices; and also how these different contexts are culturally ordered spaces where social practices of different families are valued differently.
Doors will open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start.
About the Speaker
Theano Moussouri
Professor of Museum Studies at UCL Institute of Archaeology
![Prof Theano Moussouri, UCL Institute of Archaeology (Image: Theano Moussouri) Close up headshot of a dark haired, brown-eyed woman, wearing a dark coat and blue/grey scarf](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/sites/archaeology/files/styles/medium_image/public/theano_moussouri-800px.jpg?itok=oA0d0KLt)
Theano Moussouri is Professor of Museum Studies and Executive Director of the UCL Centre for Critical Heritage Studies. She is a member of the UCL Food, Metabolism and Society Domain where she currently serves as a management representative for social sciences for the UK Food Systems Centre for Doctoral Training. She is Associate Editor for Curator: The Museum Journal. Her primary research interests are in knowledge construction and meaning making in museums, and in the role that food heritage can play in transitioning to present-day sustainable food systems.
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