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<p>Since the turn of the 2000s, the institution of the museum has become increasingly open and participatory, with an emphasis not only on engaging the public, but also on active involvement, community empowerment and shared knowledge creation. The resulting process, in which the museum adapts new methodologies to its toolkit, entails the introduction of participatory video. In this article, the author examines how participatory video can be used as a museum pedagogical and/or method of mediation. Through selected examples, she presents the methodology of participatory filmmaking and its adaptations in museums, analysing the project <italic>The Living Cultures: Decolonising Cultural Spaces</italic> (2020). She also presents two participatory filmmaking museum sessions in Hungary: the <italic>Participatory Filmmaking Camp</italic> of the Hungarian Jewish Museum (2015) and the <italic>MyStory</italic> pilot project of the Sopron Museum (2018).<sup>1</sup></p>
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Since the turn of the 2000s, the institution of the museum has become increasingly open and participatory, with an emphasis not only on engaging the public, but also on active involvement, community empowerment and shared knowledge creation. The resulting process, in which the museum adapts new methodologies to its toolkit, entails the introduction of participatory video. In this article, the author examines how participatory video can be used as a museum pedagogical and/or method of mediation. Through selected examples, she presents the methodology of participatory filmmaking and its adaptations in museums, analysing the project The Living Cultures: Decolonising Cultural Spaces (2020). She also presents two participatory filmmaking museum sessions in Hungary: the Participatory Filmmaking Camp of the Hungarian Jewish Museum (2015) and the MyStory pilot project of the Sopron Museum (2018).1

Participatory Video in the Museum

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies

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Since the turn of the 2000s, the institution of the museum has become increasingly open and participatory, with an emphasis not only on engaging the public,...

Participatory Video in the Museum

Online veröffentlicht: 23. Mai 2023

Seitenbereich: 127 - 143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2023-0007

Schlüsselwörter
museum, participation, participatory video, museum pedagogy, InsightShare

© 2023 Krisztina Varga, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Participatory Video in the Museum

Online veröffentlicht: 23. Mai 2023

Seitenbereich: 127 - 143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2023-0007

Schlüsselwörtermuseum, participation, participatory video, museum pedagogy, InsightShare

© 2023 Krisztina Varga, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
museum, participation, participatory video, museum pedagogy, InsightShare