Museums of Tomorrow | Symposium

Cantor Arts Center

This symposium is organized around a key question: Can technology transform systems of power within culture and its institutions?

Clark Center Auditorium

Museum directors from several continents will present along with leading artists and experts on the role of technology in shaping the power structures that are defining art and culture. How will this shape the future of museums and other cultural institutions? This program is organized by the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University in conjunction with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and András Szántó LLC.The program will be presented live on the Stanford campus from the Clark Center Auditorium and the Cantor Arts Center and will be live streamed via webinar. Webinar link will be provided upon registration for those who wish to attend remotely. Complete schedule and full speaker bios are available <a href="https://museum.stanford.edu/mtr" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. Each session will be recorded and accessible for later viewing on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYMP1FoFPlxUwed1BkWz5Q" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fine Arts Museums</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CantorArtsCenterStanford" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cantor Arts Center YouTube</a> channels.A free all-day <a href="https://museum.stanford.edu/visit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ticket reservation</a> is also required to visit the Cantor Arts Center.If you need a disability-related accommodation like ASL, please contact cantor_education@stanford.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance of the event date.

Agenda

Sonia Lawson, Director of the Palais de Lomé in Togo / Kamini Sawhney, Director of the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bangalore, India / Seb Chan, Director & CEO of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne

Morning Session: MTR Museum Directors Presentations

A midday break will allow attendees to have lunch and explore at the nearby Cantor Arts Center.

Lunchtime exploration at the Cantor Arts Center

Adam Banks, Faculty Director of Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts, Professor in the Graduate School of Education / Mimi Onuoha, Brooklyn-based Nigerian-American artist creating work about a world made to fit the form of data / Glenn Fajardo, Stanford d.school faculty member who explores how we can be creative together when we are far apart and in different cultural contexts

Afternoon Session

Roundtable Discussion

Lauren Lee McCarthy's Final Showcase Surrogate Performance will feature work made over the course of her time as the 2022-23 Stanford University's Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Visiting Artist. More info and separate registration at: https://hai.stanford.edu/events/lauren-lee-mccarthy-showcase-surrogate-performance

Related program: Lauren Lee McCarthy Showcase

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