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Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic and Democratic Development 1
Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic and Democratic Development 2
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Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic and Democratic Development 4
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Fine Arts Talk

Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic and Democratic Development

February 17 at 5:30pm

At University of Michigan Museum of Art

Burns Park, Ann Arbor

🎟️Admission is always free
🌍Explore European, American, Indian, and African collections
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Very welcoming to families and kids

Hear how one director turned a Buenos Aires museum into a values-driven powerhouse, positioning artists as catalysts for democracy, education, and human flourishing. A thought-provoking evening on art's power to spark social change.

Values-driven museum model
Art and democracy
Social impact focus

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