The unbearable heaviness of uncertainty
"To teach how to live with uncertainty, yet without being paralysed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy can do." Bertrand Russel
All over the world, instead of thousands of visitors interacting with our exhibits, our spaces were empty, dark and silent during long confinement periods. The challenge is how to deal with uncertainty and pursue our mission, adapting our activities to a new reality.
We had developed best practices through years of activity and professional exchange on how to better engage with society. And suddenly most of what we had learned was useless. We had to hastily learn new techniques of engagement and make do with our recently acquired expertise...
What did we lose for good that used to be too good to lose? And did we gain anything in return?
In this fireside chat we will share experiences on how our institutions coped with uncertainty and now projects itself to new forms of engagement and new business models.
Session speakers
What have we lost forever? Something it was too good to lose. But, maybe, we haven’t lost much.
Our sector suffered a disproportionate impact. Until now our activities have been based on direct, face-to-face contact, on tactile exhibits and on impacting large numbers of participants.
Our public spaces were empty. But, in my opinion, we haven’t lost anything. We continue to have the public, to have the schools, to have our professional networks, to have new ideas, new exhibitions, new conferences… if we were a big orchestra we wouldn’t be changing the instruments but the tone and the intensity.
What did we lose for good that used to be too good to lose? And did we gain anything in return?
What did we lose for good that used to be too good to lose? And did we gain anything in return?
The Children's Museum Jordan
To be allowed to open for visitors for less than three months in more than a year is a nightmare that no one could have predicted actually becoming a reality. Yet and by choosing to look at the glass half full, our team at the Children’s Museum Jordan has managed to come out stronger. I will be sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly outcomes of weathering the impact of the pandemic on our Museum and I also look forward to learning more from the attendees and my co-presenters.
