Within the framework of Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, NEMO and the German Museums Association co-organised the online conference Museums and Social Responsibility – Values revisited from 17-18 September 2020. This conference focused on what social responsibility means for museums. Through their daily work, museums make a significant contribution to social responsibility by dealing with questions that are connected to social cohesion, social inclusion and social diversity.
According to Finland’s new Museum Act (2020), museums should promote democracy – a requirement that played no part in the previous museum law dating back to the early 1990s. Why was it important to make it a part of the mission of museums and how should it be reflected in practical museum work?
In this webinar, Kimmo Levä, the Secretary General from Finnish Museums Association, speaks on the opportunities museums have to engage and promote democracy in their work. See the full video below:
