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In Academic Programs, we think deeply about how to foster social awareness and create inclusive spaces through museum education programming.

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The Academic Programs department at the Hammer Museum encourages educators to make space for challenging conversations.

I wanted to explore how museums can use mindfulness strategies to support family audiences and to empower them beyond their visit.

When I reflect on my first art museum visit as a high school senior, I distinctly remember feeling like an outsider unable to make personal or socially relevant connections to artworks.