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Young People Shaping the Future of Museology through the Lens of the SDGs
Led by Jamie Allan Brown (ICOFOM and the University of St Andrews), the ICOFOM Youth Workshop Series is a special project funded by ICOM’s Strategic Allocation Review Committee (SAREC), running from 2022 to 2025. Grounded in research led by the University of St Andrews in collaboration with ICOFOM, this three-year global initiative has fostered safe spaces for young people, early-career practitioners, and those working with youth to engage in critical dialogue. In partnership with museums and heritage organisations, the project spans 18 countries and territories and has delivered over 19 workshops worldwide. For this session, Kaye Hall (ICOM Barbados and the Barbados Museum & Historical Society), Melissa Alexandra Aguilar Rojas (ICOM Costa Rica), and Prof. Karen Brown (ICOFOM Chair and the University of St Andrews) will offer comments and reflections on practice. This workshop will also feature reflections from the ICOM Award for Sustainable Development Practice–nominated Shared Island Stories project, offering highlights from its transnational youth exchange between Barbados and Scotland, a collaboration between The Barbados Museum & Historical Society and the University of St Andrews. Participants explore how museums can foster climate literacy, advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and support community adaptation strategies. Rooted in critical pedagogy and socially responsive museology, the series draws inspiration from youth engagement to promote mutual learning between young people, museum professionals, traditional knowledge holders, and other stakeholders. This ICOFOM-led workshop will offer both a reflection on the global series and an opportunity for participants to contribute to its findings. Please bring an object or photograph with you that represents your community. The session is open to a maximum of 50 participants.

