Establishing the concept of social inclusion is still in process in the field of museum education. This presentation, which is based on the article "The evaluation and practices of social inclusion in Chilean art museums", reflects on eight essential categories to evaluate social inclusive educational practices in nine Chilean public and private art museums. The evaluation categories are safety, diversity, accessibility, communication consciousness, political consciousness, relevant skills, non-traditional educational practices, and work structure. Through qualitative deductive and comparative analysis, the results prove that four museums maintain social inclusive functions and educational practices, though each of these museums has their own individual strengths and weaknesses in their organization. One category, namely the work structure, needs to be ameliorated in all museums, including those with inclusive practices. Nevertheless, it should be noted that this aspect does not necessarily and exclusively depend on the museums themselves, but also their type of belonging and financing. Further research could reveal the possible closer relation between work structure and visitor inclusivity, how the inclusion of museum staff and organization could interrelate with the public.

Authors:
Kata Springinzeisz, University of Gabriela Mistral, Chile
Patricia Guerrero, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Silvia García-Ceballos, University of Zaragoza, Spain

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Kata Springinzeisz is currently a University Lecturer of the programme Master in Teaching for Higher Education at the University of Gabriela Mistral, Chile.

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