Museum, Identity and Community

Presenter: Sherilyne Jones

What role can museums play in delivering benefits to specific, geographically defined communities? During this session participants will explore those benefits, using the Belize model to determine how museums, unlike other agencies within Belize, might be uniquely positioned to act as a catalyst for community involvement and agents for capacity building. Specifically, participants will be exposed to the House of Culture model.  These local Houses of Culture serve as community intermediaries for the Museum of Belize, allowing communities to engage and access resources that promote cultural development that may otherwise have been inaccessible.