Museums and Civil Society: Feb 12

Museums and Civil Society: The Role of Artists, Institutions and Politics Now!
Thursday, February 12, 2-7pm
The New Museum, 235 Bowery (Sky Lounge)

Within the framework of the exhibition 'The Artist as Troublemaker – the Museum and Civil Society' at the Austrian Cultural Forum NYC (December 7th, 2008 – March 28th, 2009), the Kunsthaus Graz / LM Joanneum organizes in co-operation with the New Museum and the Austrian Cultural Forum a symposium on scenarios of recent and future museum practice and theory. Curators, artists and scholars will discuss urgent and fundamental issues, regarding the functioning of museums in a world of crisis.

For detailed schedule, see: http://www.newmuseum.org/events/299