Talakayan sa Bulwagan Session 1: Accessibility and Inclusive Practices

Join us in the inaugural sessions of the Talakayan sa Bulwagan!

For the first session, we’ll be having presentations from the following experts and art and museum practitioners, who work on making culture and art accessible and inclusive in relation to disabilities:

– Arch. Erico Abordo, who co-founded Architects for Accessibility, has chaired the Committee on Accessibility from 2020-2021 of the United Architects of the Philippines, and is currently the Council Member to the Union Internaionale Des Architectes (UIA) in Paris, France;

– Ms. Carolle Adrianne Manalastas, who has been working on making history and the museums of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines accessible to persons who are Blind, through projects like Touch the Artists Vision: Museum Unboxed and Museum Unboxed Travels; and

– Ms. Myra Medrana, a Deaf director, trainer, and choreographer from the Deaf Performing Arts Program of the School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Her presentation will be voice interpreted by Mr. Michael Autencio and Mr. William Sidayon.

The session is free but due to limited slots available, we will be accommodating registrations based on a first-register, first-served basis. It will also have live sign language interpretation. To register, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/TalakayanSession1

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TALAKAYAN SA BULWAGAN
Sessions on Equity in Museums
SESSION 1: Accessibility and Inclusive Practices
13 February 2025, Thursday, 2-4PM
Aldaba Recital Hall, UP Theater Complex
University of the Philippines Diliman

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The first two sessions of the program focus on the notion of equity, a key idea in the theme of this year’s UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival, which bears the theme “Kalahok sa Nagbabagong Kalikasan.” These are organized in partnership with the U.P. Theater Complex, and are supported by the UP Diliman OICA.

*The Talakayan sa Bulwagan is the museum’s long-term public program that aims to open discussions that stem from various concepts and practices operating within and emanating from the intersecting contexts of the Bulwagan ng Dangal:museums universities, and heritage work.

Source: Bulwagan ng Dangal University Heritage Museum Facebook