Participation, Practice and Co-creation Research Community

The Participation, Practice and Co-Creation Research Community (PPC) explores the potential of the university museum as a place for creative experimentation, for curiosity, for collaboration and for sharing ideas and practice.Our collaborative and participatory work is underpinned by our core, co-created values, available here.

We understand research as being

‘an inclusive process of enquiry undertaken by practitioners working alongside academic and non-academic researchers within an open and exploratory environment where expertise is valued non- hierarchically.’

(Pringle, E. Rethinking Research in the Art Museum, 2020: 163)

Key Research Questions

How can we support, develop and embed participatory research and practice throughout the university museum?
How can we develop good practice in collaboration with museum, library and archive colleagues nationally and internationally?

Our projects have the potential to advance knowledge, to enrich our professional practice and to inform our public programmes, exhibitions and displays. We use participatory action research approaches to place to people at the centre of our enquiries and collaborate with a range of community co-researchers.

This research community responds to the Fitzwilliam’s Research & Impact Strategy Mission and Vision. It also connects with the Collections - Connections - Communities Strategic Research Initiative.

You can read about our work on agreeing a set of core values to guide our collaborative and participatory work here.

Research Community Leads

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Participation, Practice and Co-creation Research Community

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