Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The role of museums has experienced a seismic shift over the past two decades. Institutions are increasingly being called upon to serve as the place where society confronts its most difficult issues. At the same time, we need them to serve as places of imagination, contemplation, and comfort. Museums often present works that can coexist on radically opposing sides of ideas and yet invite reflection, discussion and inspiration. Are museums a new paradigm for tolerance and diplomacy or an endangered species challenged by virtue of their founding in the values of the encyclopedia? Julián Zugazagoitia, director and CEO of the Nelson- Atkins Museum, and Judith Goldstein, founder and executive director of Humanity in Action, discuss the role of the museum today.
The annual Champlain Institute hosts thought leaders from around the country and the world to share their expertise on pressing issues of our time. The 2019 topic was Art: Dissent and Diplomacy. All events are held on College of the Atlantic’s waterfront campus and are free and open to the public. To learn more, visit coa.edu.
The role of museums has experienced a seismic shift over the past two decades. Institutions are increasingly being called upon to serve as the place where society confronts its most difficult issues. At the same time, we need them to serve as places of imagination, contemplation, and comfort. Museums often present works that can coexist on radically opposing sides of ideas and yet invite reflection, discussion and inspiration. Are museums a new paradigm for tolerance and diplomacy or an endangered species challenged by virtue of their founding in the values of the encyclopedia? Julián Zugazagoitia, director and CEO of the Nelson- Atkins Museum, and Judith Goldstein, founder and executive director of Humanity in Action, discuss the role of the museum today.
The annual Champlain Institute hosts thought leaders from around the country and the world to share their expertise on pressing issues of our time. The 2019 topic was Art: Dissent and Diplomacy. All events are held on College of the Atlantic’s waterfront campus and are free and open to the public. To learn more, visit coa.edu.
