Children’s Boards in Museums

José Antonio Gordillo Martorell, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of Cultural Inquiry, a mycelium company located in Switzerland that operates internationally. He is a professional with 26 years of experience in education, collective creativity, content co-creation, change-driven strategy, participation, and community weaving, with a passion for the democratisation of minoritised and unrepresented cultural voices in the cultural arena. He founded Children’s Boards in different Museums of the world, like the City of Arts and Sciences, Norrbottens Museums, HOTA-Home of the Arts, and more recently, Historisches Museum Saar, Museo of Solutions in Mumbai, Museum of Communication Bern, and the Swiss National Museum-Château des Prangins.

• Introduction; SECTION I THE VOICES OF CHILDREN IN MUSEUMS: PLAYFULNESS, AUTHENTICITY, AND CURIOSITY; 1. The Theoretical Underpinnings of the Children’s Board; 2. The Children’s Board's Toolkit; 3. Research, History, and Case Studies; SECTION II CHILDREN’S LEADERSHIP IN MOTION; 4. Content Co-creation: Listen, Be Curious, and Connect; 5. Identity, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Listen and Being in the Present in Different Ways; 6. Management. Imagine; 7. Relation with the Visitants (Connect and Wave); 8. Nature: The Museum is Life and Alive (Plant and Growth); SECTION III EXPANDING CHILDREN’S MINDSET: LESSONS LEARNED AND PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE; 9. Important Prompts from the Children’s Board; 10. New Challenges, Perspectives, and Skylines; CODA - An Unfinished Giant Tapestry of Unique Children’s Stories Awaiting You