A co-design process that holds the potential to facilitate museum engagement will be the topic of this article. In Report from a Series of Workshops Called 'Science, Identity and Belonging', During which a Group of Museum Professionals Worked Together with Young People to Co-Design A Museum Activity. The Focal Point Will Be The Way Engagement Materializes in the Meeting Between Museum and Youths in a Creative Development Process of a Digital Installation Parallel to the Making of a Temporary Exhibition.
The co-design process in this case led to a product; a digital sound installation that complements and connects to the exhibition FOLK – From race types to DNA sequences. I will explore engagement throughout the co-design process, looking more closely at challenges and possibilities while considering that both the museum professionals and the young people brought with them their own engagement into the process. A core theme to address will be the way the meetings between youths and museum staff hold a potential to engage, and how during a long-term partnership other relations emerge. This will foster an awareness about ways of programming museum collaborations with the purpose of engaging youths in design of museum activities and programs.
