The Art of the Interpretive Plan

Facilitated by

Ngaire Blankenberg

Ngaire Blankenberg is the founding director of Institute for Creative Repair, and A42- a new brand and cultural start-up that aims to preserve African heritage through a group of micro heritage-resarts at small museums, heritage sites, cultural villages and artist-run-centres across Africa. She is the director of A42 House- Museum for Creative Repair in Johannesburg. Previously, she was the Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, and an independent cultural planner and strategist, advising more than 55 cultural projects in 35 cities on 5 continents on all aspects of museological practice. She is co-editor, with Gail Lord, of Cities, Museums and Soft Power (AAM Press 2015) which urges museums to play a more vital role in creating equitable, inclusive and empowering cities; and co-editor, with Ali Hossaini, of the Manual of Digital Museum Planning, (Rowman and Littlefield 2017) which provides practical guidance for cultural institutes to transform to reflect new digital realities.