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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
Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic, and Democratic Development 3
Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic, and Democratic Development 4
Museo Moderno: A Values-driven Model that Positions Art and Artists as Central to Human, Economic, and Democratic Development 5
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 Hill Auditorium

Burns Park,聽Ann Arbor

馃帗Part of U-M Museum Studies Program series
馃寧Museum's 70th anniversary program launches April 2026

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

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