mind the gap!
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Mind the gap, the sequel9 / 03 / 2009Blikopeners Stedelijik Museum AmsterdamTRANSCRIPT
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Concept of ‘Eye Openers’
• Group 15 adolescents (15-20) from allover Amsterdam with an open mind and vision
• Well embedded in the organization• Alternate training with activities and events• Every week meetings • Peer education method• Looking at art, discussing art,
and giving tours is the main subject
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Goals of the program
• Connect to young people• Stimulate museumvisits by young people • Develop peer education method• Fresh look upon museumorganisation,
collection, communication and education • Create a young, well informed art museum
audience
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Programs & activities
• Training courses (peer education, how to look at art, how to talk about art, meet artists etc.)
• Behind the scenes (meet the director, visit the storage etc.)• Giving tours• Organise events and activities• Workshops and talks (interview a curator, workshops with
artists)• Website (write blogs, films, hyves)
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Behind the scenes with team manager security
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Working in different groups with different methods
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Looking at art, discussing art, giving tours
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Eye-openers reporters at the Amsterdam Night of the Museums
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First Event: Holy Shit!
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Speeddaten with Eye Openers
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Practical
• An average of five hours a week
• Paid job
• Recruitment through different networks
• Period: year and a half, after that start with a new group
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Factors of success
• Starting point: recruitment and selection
• Participation of the whole organisation
• Working together with partner-organisation like Diversion
• Concept of work
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Challenges
• Participation level • Responsibility, supervision, guidance• Group dynamics• Work efficient• Reach more young people• Research/development• Financial continuation
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More information
• www.stedelijkindestad.nl/
projects/blikopeners
: pictures, video’s, blogs, bio’s etc.
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Questions ?
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