El Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore, La Paz, Bolivia
Gallery "Casa del Caballero Aguila," Puebla, Mexico
Museo de las Americas, Denver

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About the Project

Working with their communities, three museums in Colorado, Bolivia and Mexico created a youth-curated, multimedia art exhibition featuring works by local students exploring stereotyping and prejudice. Each museum enlisted high school students from local majority and minority ethnic groups to engage in creative multimedia activities, including video conferencing between the youth at all three sites during which the teens discussed their personal experiences. Guided by museum educators and local artists, students created artwork relating to their discussions, critiqued their peers’ depictions of tensions between majority and minority populations and brainstormed practical opportunities to build understanding between the two groups. The collaboration culminated in a final joint exhibition that included visual, oral and literary components and traveled to all three sites.

News and Resources

Inside, Outside, North and South at the Museo,Denverarts.org, August 24, 2008