Reshaping STEM Museums with Community Partnerships

Mar 16, 2023

10:00am – 11:00am CT

Recording: Reshaping STEM Museums with Community Partnerships, Mar 16, 2023

“What does this have to do with science?” is feedback the Museum of Science, Boston regularly receives in response to its SubSpace brand of informal science education programming. Illuminating the experiences of trans youth, turning the Planetarium into one of the city’s most exciting drag venues, holding conversations at the intersection of identity and religion, and launching an ongoing series of Antiracism programming are just some of the focal points in recent years. This programming has flourished through the vision, trust, and work of the Museum’s community partners, laying the groundwork for the Museum to begin fostering authentic relationships with BIPOC, Queer, and other audiences left behind by STEM institutions, and changing the perception of what constitutes “science”.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

photo of Keith Mascoll
Keith Mascoll

The Triggered Project

photo of Genie Santiago
Genie Santiago

Creatives of Color Boston

photo of Zakiyyah Sutton
Zakiyyah Sutton

Black and Bold Productions

photo of Ana 'Masacote' Tinajero
Ana 'Masacote' Tinajero

ReRooted/The HairStory Project

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