Abstract
The recent museum’s attempts to include marginalised community is inspiring and have a significant meaning in creating a diverse and dynamic society. However, exclusion happens subtly and in the local context. Hence, It is crucial to look carefully and identify the overlooked community in the local context and create a museum experience where the audience could feel included and develop a sense of belonging.
In this research, the paper focuses on the Keio Museum Commons (KeMCo). Preliminary research identifies international students as the overlooked community in KeMCo’s practice. Therefore the research aims to create inclusive KeMCo experience for international students through object-based learning (OBL). This research proposes adding a workshop component to exhibitions to give international students a voice to interpret objects from their home culture perspective through OBL.
During workshop, International students actively engaged with the object and participated in the exhibition by interpreting the foreign object from their cultural background. They curated an online exhibition interpreting the KeMCo exhibition theme from a western cultural perspective in the end.
This workshop helps increase inclusivity by enhancing participants’ engagement and participation, encouraging their developing of multi-narratives and giving them the power to be part of the decision-making process.
