International Examples
In Denmark, participatory programming is central to many of the nation’s museums. In addition to interactive exhibits, many museums offer participatory workshop spaces, art classes, and youth-oriented programming. These programs illustrate the ways museums create community well-being and foster inclusive environments.
Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst
Denmark’s Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst offers several participatory exhibits and interactive programming designed for youth, including, Your Exhibition, which allows museum visitors to collect images digitally from around the museum and put them together as a collection, allowing visitors to design all aspects of an exhibit. The visitors’ work is shown on a large screen at the end of the museum visit. In 2022, the museum enlisted Denmark residents to participate in a Data Mirror exhibit. This Exhibit collected data trails from participants’ social media pages and weaved them into a collective tapestry. Additionally, the museum offers youth-specific programming, including interactive museum guides, scavenger hunt guides around the museum’s grounds, and an interactive sculpture park.
External view of the Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst in Kolding, Denmark, also known as the Trapholt Museum for Modern Art and Design.
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art offers several participatory programs that allow visitors of various skill levels to engage with the exhibits through hands-on art-making at the museum. These programs include; Kunsten Sketch With Me, Drawing Club, a weekly drawing club free with general admission to the museum; Croquis Drawing in the Exhibition, which allows patrons the opportunity to engage in fast-paced figure drawing classes in the museum exhibits; in addition to these reacquiring programs, the museum offers several individual art classes.
View of the entrance to the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art.
International Examples
In Denmark, participatory programming is central to many of the nation’s museums. In addition to interactive exhibits, many museums offer participatory workshop spaces, art classes, and youth-oriented programming. These programs illustrate the ways museums create community well-being and foster inclusive environments.
Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst
Denmark’s Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst offers several participatory exhibits and interactive programming designed for youth, including, Your Exhibition, which allows museum visitors to collect images digitally from around the museum and put them together as a collection, allowing visitors to design all aspects of an exhibit. The visitors’ work is shown on a large screen at the end of the museum visit. In 2022, the museum enlisted Denmark residents to participate in a Data Mirror exhibit. This Exhibit collected data trails from participants’ social media pages and weaved them into a collective tapestry. Additionally, the museum offers youth-specific programming, including interactive museum guides, scavenger hunt guides around the museum’s grounds, and an interactive sculpture park.
External view of the Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst in Kolding, Denmark, also known as the Trapholt Museum for Modern Art and Design.
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art offers several participatory programs that allow visitors of various skill levels to engage with the exhibits through hands-on art-making at the museum. These programs include; Kunsten Sketch With Me, Drawing Club, a weekly drawing club free with general admission to the museum; Croquis Drawing in the Exhibition, which allows patrons the opportunity to engage in fast-paced figure drawing classes in the museum exhibits; in addition to these reacquiring programs, the museum offers several individual art classes.
View of the entrance to the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art.