Museum without Walls

DiMoDA 2.0 - RISD Museum, 2017. Works on display by Miyö Van Stenis (War Room), Rosa Menkman (DCT Syphoning The 64th Interval) and Theo Triantafyllidis (Self Portrait (Interior)) (© RISD Museum).

Vitória 18,35 horas (Raphael Samú, screen printing on paper, undated) - access in augmented reality

VR as a Presentation and Simulation Tool for Media Art Installations (presented at the ISEA 2020 Conference).

Demonstration against evictions and demolitions at Vila Autódromo (© Luiz Claudio Silva / Museum of Removals collection).

The processes that culminated in the independence of the former European colonies affected disciplines that, directly or indirectly, legitimized colonial power. The New Museology movement provoked actions that brought the museum closer to the community, making it possible to include groups related to the safeguarded collections within the institutions.

House demolition at Vila Autódromo (© Luiz Claudio Silva / Museum of Removals collection).

What happens then in the future if an artist, collector or gallery wishes to re-exhibit an artwork where the original equipment has not been collected or the equipment required is entirely obsolete and unavailable?