Community Engagement – Engaging Communities: What Does it Mean to Serve the Community Well?

How can museums and heritage institutions be more reflective, inclusive, responsive, visible, and accountable to the people they serve? 

Introduction and moderator: Caryn Green (South Africa) – CEO of Sibikwa Arts Centre and  Cultural Policy and Management PhD Candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand

Panellists: 

• Eric Itzkin (South Africa) – Deputy Director: Immovable Heritage, City of Johannesburg
• Goabaone Montsho (Botswana) – Secretary General Botswana Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted, Curator Botswana National Museum & Chairperson of the International Council of Museums Botswana
• Puleng Plessie (South Africa) – Curator: Education Mediation at Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria
• Bridget Ulalo Shumba (Malawi) – Cultural Manager at Music Crossroads Malawi 
• Andrew Lamprecht (South Africa) – Curator of Historical Paintings and Sculpture, Iziko South African National Gallery