2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Narratives in Times of Crisis

  Nazli Beşer Güngör
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Elevating the Sinsombreros

  Annelise Hawgood
  Poster Session

• Easy to Read for All Label?

  Muriel Molinier
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Projecting a Paradigm Shift of Museum Narratives

  Yong Huang
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The "Meridians" Project Approach to Museum Studies

  Ginetta Candelario, Eunah Lee, Sabra Thorner, M Laura Barberan Reinares, Fran Edmonds
  Colloquium

• How Can Co-creation in Museums Support a Long-term Relevance for the People Involved?

  Anne Færch Provst
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Mounting an International Loan Show of Ancient Greek Art

  Alan Shapiro
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• New Repatriation Diplomacy

  Colin Holden
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Osmotic Sensoria

  Gigi Polo
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• A User Study Examining Chinese Generation Z’s Digital Information Needs and Behaviours in the British Museum

  Jiawen Xie
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Still Unfolding through Time and Space

  Owen Egger
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Museums as Healing Spaces

  Afutendem Lucas Nkwetta, Carlous Muluh Nkwetisama
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Sustainability and Culture

  Francisca Listopad
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• More Than a Nice Walk

  Julia Collar
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Museums

  Deepanjali Mishra
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• A Move of Meteoric and Mayan Proportions

  Joseph Williams
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Textile Cartographies as Method

  Anne Ting
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Using Autoethnography to Interrogate Practice

  antonio c. cuyler, ph.d.
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Home as Museum

  Marijana Dragičević
  Innovation Showcase

• Personal Legacy as Cultural Heritage

  Buli Dayan
  Innovation Showcase

• Caring for Collective Memory

  Nevaeh Ramon
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Museum Practice in the Age of Algorithmic Governance

  Mengyao Xia
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Politics, Power, and Decolonisation

  Kirsty Warner
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Role of Museums in Community-based Projects and Asset-based Community Development

  Geneva Gillis
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Representations

• Critical Curating and AI

  Melanie Sarantou
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• When Academia Meets Musea

  Janelle Christine Simmons
  Innovation Showcase

• Mercer University's Integration

  Natalie Bourdon
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Decolonizing the Museum in Medan

  Joshua Gebert
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Inspiring Museum Practices - Dealing with Difficult Heritage

  Matilde Gomes
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Museums Can Support the Cultural Heritage of Ethnic Groups in Urban Art Education

  Zartasha Shah
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Kolhapuri Chappals a Walking Heritage

  Vanya Saini
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Public Safety Act (1922) and the Telling of the Irish Civil War (1922-3)

  John Regan
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Terminology in Museums

  Yrine Karitou Matchinda
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Effects of Repatriation Legislation on Museum Exhibitions in the United States

  Emily Owens Barber
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Finding Comfort in the Unknown Through Unpacking the Artistic Process

  Kate Parry
  Workshop Presentation

• The Postmemorial Museum and the Narrative of Convivial Precarity

  Pavlina Radia
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Collections

• From Tattilismo to Tactile Museology

  Virginia Marano
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Negotiating Intangibility through the Tangible

  Stephanie Jenkins
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Cultural Representations

  Hui Ling Tam
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Expanding the Neon

  Torrey Tracy
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Carrying the Sky

  Wesley Bishop
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Resilient Communities, Resilient Heritage

  Shanice Martin
  Poster Session

• RELISH the Moment

  Sahar Tavakoli
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Visitors

• What Are Kids Learning from Digital Museum Installations?

  Anett Kőhalmi
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Designing for Participation

  Nina Trier
  Innovation Showcase

• True Inclusivity

  Glenna Barlow
  Workshop Presentation

• When Robots Tell Love Stories

  Silvia Hernández Muñoz
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Visitors Respond to the Big Issues of Our Times

  Lynda Kelly
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Creating an Inclusive Environment for Deafblind Visitors in Museums

  Nikita Bolshakov
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Embodied Storytelling

  Agnieszka Chalas
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Museum Making Sense

  Jinyu Han
  Innovation Showcase

• Curating Beyond Walls

  Linda Helmick
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Narratives in Times of Crisis

  Nazli Beşer Güngör
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Critical Curating and AI

  Melanie Sarantou
  Representations

• Mercer University's Integration

  Natalie Bourdon
  Representations

• Decolonizing the Museum in Medan

  Joshua Gebert
  Representations

• Inspiring Museum Practices - Dealing with Difficult Heritage

  Matilde Gomes
  Representations

• From Tattilismo to Tactile Museology

  Virginia Marano
  Collections

• Easy to Read for All Label?

  Muriel Molinier
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Negotiating Intangibility through the Tangible

  Stephanie Jenkins
  Collections

• Cultural Representations

  Hui Ling Tam
  Collections

• Projecting a Paradigm Shift of Museum Narratives

  Yong Huang
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Expanding the Neon

  Torrey Tracy
  Collections

• How Can Co-creation in Museums Support a Long-term Relevance for the People Involved?

  Anne Færch Provst
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Mounting an International Loan Show of Ancient Greek Art

  Alan Shapiro
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• New Repatriation Diplomacy

  Colin Holden
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Museums Can Support the Cultural Heritage of Ethnic Groups in Urban Art Education

  Zartasha Shah
  Representations

• Osmotic Sensoria

  Gigi Polo
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• A User Study Examining Chinese Generation Z’s Digital Information Needs and Behaviours in the British Museum

  Jiawen Xie
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Kolhapuri Chappals a Walking Heritage

  Vanya Saini
  Representations

• What Are Kids Learning from Digital Museum Installations?

  Anett Kőhalmi
  Visitors

• The Public Safety Act (1922) and the Telling of the Irish Civil War (1922-3)

  John Regan
  Representations

• Still Unfolding through Time and Space

  Owen Egger
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Carrying the Sky

  Wesley Bishop
  Collections

• Museums as Healing Spaces

  Afutendem Lucas Nkwetta, Carlous Muluh Nkwetisama
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Terminology in Museums

  Yrine Karitou Matchinda
  Representations

• When Robots Tell Love Stories

  Silvia Hernández Muñoz
  Visitors

• Visitors Respond to the Big Issues of Our Times

  Lynda Kelly
  Visitors

• Sustainability and Culture

  Francisca Listopad
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• More Than a Nice Walk

  Julia Collar
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Museums

  Deepanjali Mishra
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Creating an Inclusive Environment for Deafblind Visitors in Museums

  Nikita Bolshakov
  Visitors

• A Move of Meteoric and Mayan Proportions

  Joseph Williams
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• The Effects of Repatriation Legislation on Museum Exhibitions in the United States

  Emily Owens Barber
  Representations

• Embodied Storytelling

  Agnieszka Chalas
  Visitors

• Textile Cartographies as Method

  Anne Ting
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Using Autoethnography to Interrogate Practice

  antonio c. cuyler, ph.d.
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Curating Beyond Walls

  Linda Helmick
  Visitors

• RELISH the Moment

  Sahar Tavakoli
  Collections

• Caring for Collective Memory

  Nevaeh Ramon
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Museum Practice in the Age of Algorithmic Governance

  Mengyao Xia
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Politics, Power, and Decolonisation

  Kirsty Warner
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• The Role of Museums in Community-based Projects and Asset-based Community Development

  Geneva Gillis
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• The Postmemorial Museum and the Narrative of Convivial Precarity

  Pavlina Radia
  Representations

Poster Session

• Elevating the Sinsombreros

  Annelise Hawgood
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Resilient Communities, Resilient Heritage

  Shanice Martin
  Collections

Innovation Showcase

• When Academia Meets Musea

  Janelle Christine Simmons
  Representations

• Designing for Participation

  Nina Trier
  Visitors

• Home as Museum

  Marijana Dragičević
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

• Museum Making Sense

  Jinyu Han
  Visitors

• Personal Legacy as Cultural Heritage

  Buli Dayan
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

Colloquium

• The "Meridians" Project Approach to Museum Studies

  Ginetta Candelario, Eunah Lee, Sabra Thorner, M Laura Barberan Reinares, Fran Edmonds
  2026 Special Focus—The Future of Museum Narratives

Workshop Presentation

• True Inclusivity

  Glenna Barlow
  Visitors

• Finding Comfort in the Unknown Through Unpacking the Artistic Process

  Kate Parry
  Representations