I Forum of Inclusive and Accessible Art in the Republic of Uzbekistan

Nikita Bolshakov, a Leading Research Fellow at the Laboratory, delivered a lecture on "The organization of an inclusive environment in cultural institutions", prepared jointly with Ksenia Dmitrieva, head of the "Special View" program of the Alisher Usmanov Charitable Foundation "Art, Science and Sport".

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The forum was held on September 7-10 in Tashkent and became the first professional platform in Uzbekistan dedicated to inclusion in the field of art and brought together experts on inclusive art from Russia, specialists and heads of social and cultural institutions of Uzbekistan. More than three hundred people took part in lectures, seminars, master classes, inclusive performances and discussions during the four days of the forum, the main venue of which was the recently opened Palace of International Forums in Tashkent, striking in its scope and luxury (which, however, resonated sharply with the theme of the forum).

As part of their lecture, Nikita and Ksenia talked about the key types of barriers faced by people with disabilities and employees of cultural institutions, the key principles underlying modern museum projects, discussed differences in the concepts of inclusion and accessibility, and also shared their experience in implementing projects in The Art, Science and Sport Charitable Foundation and the Museum of Cryptography.

A recording of the lecture is available here.

You can view other lectures and events on the Forum's website.