Submissions:2025/Art Museums, Wikimedians, and Teens: A 2025 Engagement Approach at PAMM
This submission has been noted and is pending review for WikiConference North America 2025.
Title:
- Art Museums, Wikimedians, and Teens: A 2025 Engagement Approach at PAMM
Type of session:
- Lecture (15-30 min)
Session theme(s):
- Credibility, Missing pieces
Abstract:
This presentation explores the collaboration between the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Wikimedian in Residence (Jan 2023–ongoing) and its Education Department to expand the PAMM Teen Arts Council (PTAC) through the creation of a Wiki Committee. Running for one academic year, the Wiki Committee trains teens to research and document artists in PAMM’s collection, publishing content on the museum’s website, blog, and Wikimedia platforms. This work promotes media literacy, critical thinking, and teen advocacy. Each year, PTAC welcomes a diverse cohort of teens into the museum, offering compensation for artistic training, professional development, and community-building. In Fall 2024, the program introduced Teen Committees—including the Wiki Committee—to foster leadership and deepen mentor-teen engagement. This initiative empowers teens to collaborate and connect with broader audiences through art and open knowledge. Session attendees will learn how PTAC cultivates shared values and youth agency, with practical insights, data, visuals, and a toolkit for implementing similar youth-led initiatives in other institutions.
Author name(s):
Wikimedia username(s):
- MichaelaBlanc
Affiliated organization(s):
- Pérez Art Museum Miami
Estimated length of session
- 15-25 minutes
Will you be presenting remotely?
- I will present in-person
Okay to livestream?
- Livestreaming is okay
Previously presented?
- Yes. The presentation introduces a new development of the PAMM Wikimedian in Residence program, but I presented on related topics at WikiConference North America 2024; Wikimania 2024 (poster) American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting 2024; and GLAM Wiki Conference 2023.
Special requests:
- My presentation requires a projector for slide presentation, and I would appreciate sticky notes and markers for participants.