SYMPOSIUM: Neurodivergence and Art Museums

SYMPOSIUM 

Neurodivergence and Art Museums
Thursday, October 23 – Friday, October 24
Yale Center for British Art

This symposium will consider how art museums can be reimagined as public spaces that embrace and engage individuals with a diverse range of neuro-abilities, and create opportunities for dialogue, connection, and innovation. Panelists will address the process of creating neuro-inclusive environments from the experience of neurodivergence; audiences for neuro-inclusive design; and the ways in which neurodivergent visitors can discover, navigate, and make use of these environments. These cross-disciplinary discussions will explore how different fields engage and embrace neurodivergent visitors and consider how art museums can look to interdisciplinary solutions to open their spaces to the neurodivergent community.

Featuring Stuart Neilson, PhD, in conversation with Justin Berry, Creative Producer / Project Director XRPeds Lab, The Yale Center for Immersive Technologies in Pediatrics as the keynote conversation.