DISRUPTURE: Perspectives from the Arabian Peninsula

Thursday, April 10, 2024, 1:00pm – 4:00pm Doha, Qatar
Saturday, April 12, 2024, 12:00pm – 3:00pm Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Outline Doha

Thursday, April 10, 2024, 1:00pm–4:00pm at MM Museum at Northwestern Qatar, Doha

I. Opening Session Part 1 (Doha): (15 minutes)  

II. Keynote Address: (30 minutes)

•  Q&A Session (15 minutes)

III. Panel Discussions: Museum in the Making

• Panel 1: Rethinking institutions (45 minutes

• Panel 2: Unlearning and relearning (45 minutes)

• Q&A Session (15 minutes)

Outline Abu Dhabi

Saturday, April 12, 2024, 12:00pm–3:00pm at New York University Abu Dhabi

IV. Opening Session Part 2 (Abu Dhabi): Theorizing up (15 minutes)  

V. Keynote Address: Museum Booms and Micro-Ecologies (30 minutes)

• Q&A Session (15 minutes)

VI. Case studies and the “here/there” paradox (90 minutes)

• Artists, Curators, Educators, Programmers

• Independents

• Institutions

• Archives

• Place

• Futures 

VII. Closing Session: Change horizon (15 minutes)

• Summary of key insights and actionable takeaways from the 2-part symposium.