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Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic, and Democratic Development
Burns Park
How do you turn a museum into a force for social change? Victoria Noorthoorn did exactly that in Buenos Aires, transforming the Museo Moderno over 12 years into a hub where art drives education, healing, and civic life. Hear how she built a new model for what a public museum can be.
Art & social impact
Museum leadership talk
Free lecture
Tips
🎓part of U-M Museum Studies Program series
🌎museum's 70th anniversary program launches April 2026
Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic, and Democratic Development
Burns Park










How do you turn a museum into a force for social change? Victoria Noorthoorn did exactly that in Buenos Aires, transforming the Museo Moderno over 12 years into a hub where art drives education, healing, and civic life. Hear how she built a new model for what a public museum can be.
Art & social impact
Museum leadership talk
Free lecture
Tips
🎓part of U-M Museum Studies Program series
🌎museum's 70th anniversary program launches April 2026
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