CO-Curation Birmingham Museum and Gallery

Birmingham Museum and Gallery (BMAG) Body Image Exhibition

The Past is Now and Body Image
Decolonising and Co-curation Evaluation

The Past is Now explored Birmingham’s relationship to the British Empire by repurposing a major historic civic collection to become the common, shared heritage of a young, multi-cultural city. The final report highlighted lessons for the museum in regard to co-curatorial practice and developing community partnerships. We designed and delivered a reflection day (with Bernadette Lynch) with staff across the museum, to consider how to take forward good practice in museum partnerships and co-curatorial practice. Report available here 

We then followed the development of the Body Image, the second co-curated exhibition, and audience response to this new approach to programming.

BMAG Staff Team Evaluation Session - credit IS

Creative response - BMAG Staff (Museum) Evaluation Session