Call for papers: Voice/s in the Museum

Image: Romare Bearden, The Street 1964. © Estate of Romare Bearden / DACS 2025.

Museums have a responsibility to tell culturally inclusive stories of art, facing both internal and external pressures in the process. How might interpretation practice address the complex expectations placed on museums today?

We are seeking contributions exploring the role of art museum interpretation in serving audiences, artists and institutions. Possible areas of focus include:

  • Examining the current challenges involved in museum interpretation practice
  • Considering the ethical, intellectual and financial justifications for new approaches to developing texts for exhibition and displays
  • Providing case studies on emerging museum interpretation practice
  • Mapping potential methodologies

We welcome reflections on how museums can strive for more equitable and balanced storytelling when discussing artists who have been historically excluded from mainstream art histories. We also invite contributions that consider how interpretation practices might attend to the needs of audience and to the well-being of museum staff.

To find out more and submit please go to the direct link.