Title
Bridging Gaps and Disadvantages: University Students using Museums in Spanish as a Practice towards Inclusion
Abstract
University of Richmond’s Department of Latin American, Latino & Iberian Studies (LALIS) and the University of Richmond Museums (URM) collaborate through a program called Museo Ambulante (traveling museum in Spanish). In this program, LALIS Spanish students use museum objects to curate an experience with local community members. The Museo Ambulante creates a pedagogical paradigm shift by taking museum objects off campus to community groups, communicating content in the Spanish language through sensory object-based learning. This program validates the autonomy for all involved to use their senses to be curious and learn. This experience allows the professor and museum curator to theoretically explore student’s learning autonomy as a step towards emancipation which turns the concept of inclusivity from a pedagogical idea to an achievable experience.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2019 International Council of Museums Committee for University Museums and Collections. This article first appeared in the University Museums and Collections Journal 11:2 (2019), 211-222.
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Citation Example for Article (Chicago):
Vázquez, Karina Elizabeth, and Martha Wright. "Bridging Gaps and Disadvantages: University Students using Museums in Spanish as a Practice towards Inclusion." University Museums and Collections Journal 11, no. 2 (2019): 211-222.
Recommended Citation
Vázquez, Karina Elizabeth, and Martha Wright. "Bridging Gaps and Disadvantages: University Students using Museums in Spanish as a Practice towards Inclusion." University Museums and Collections Journal 11, no. 2 (2019): 211-222.