Reinventing curatorial research

The museum as a laboratory for artistic learning during lockdown

Bibliographic Data

ID21309953
AuthorsCarla Álvarez‐Barrio (0000-0003-4318-9213, Universidade de A Coruña A Coruña Spain, corresponding author), José María Mesías-Lema (0000-0001-8278-7115, Universidade de A Coruña A Coruña Spain)
Year2025
Volume68
Issue1
Pages271-287
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurator The Museum Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-3069 • E-ISSN: 2151-6952
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/cura.12630
OpenAlexW4399133082
LanguageEN
References cited38

This paper engages in a reflexive analysis of a curatorial research project conducted in the museum when access was restricted due to the 2020 lockdown. This case study follows an action research design and was located at the Luis Seoane Foundation (A Coruña). This is a physical and virtual space for artistic and educational experimentation. This space emerges from the need to reinvent museum didactics and participant guidance from a new perspective. Thus, an online community was activated where museum staff, artists and other contributors could participate, showing how cultural spaces seek a more direct relationship attuned to their environment. The authors used an ethnographic method based on participant observation, including visual archives and artistic production as fundamental tools of this Arts‐based Educational Research

Art · Art history · Visual arts · Digital Education and Society · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Participatory Visual Research Methods

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