Inside the Mind of a Curator: Big-Picture Thinking with Detail-Oriented Focus
In today's consumerist reality the concept of success becomes highly relative. For instance, a large number of visitors might attend an exhibition, but I do not judge success superficially; living in a non-standard environment, I define success differently. It isn't just about reach; it is about whether you have changed even a single person.
Exhibit Designing as Teaching
It's not a secret that exhibits like that are mostly funded by energy companies, and people think that might be biased toward energy industries, but it is not! It is just presenting facts about the industry; if you hate the industry, here are facts, and you can hate it more if you want to! We do not do propaganda. I did several exhibits on fracking for environmental education, where we explain what energy companies do.
Museums in Wartime: The Khanenko Museum’s Story of Resilience
As soon as Russian forces were pushed back from the outskirts of Kyiv, we began thinking about how to resume working with visitors. At that time, Kyiv’s population had greatly decreased: many people had joined the military, while many women and children had fled to western Ukraine.