PIT: Performance Practices in Museums and Art Centres - A Global Survey
Performance art has become increasingly present in museums over the past decade. Its forms enable audiences to engage with collections, exhibitions, and architecture in new ways, strengthening the relationship between citizens and museums. However, the circulation, production, and presentation of performance also pose unique challenges for art institutions, which were generally conceived for the preservation and presentation of objects.
- What is the importance and role of performance art in art museums and art centres across the globe today?
- What connections do we create between performances and our exhibitions, collections, or buildings?
- How do performance artists interact with our audiences and communities?
These questions are at the core of the European project “Perform Inform Transform: Performance Practices in Museums and Art Centres”, which will run from 2025 to 2027.
PIT will explore innovative forms of live activation between bodies, art museums, and art centres through new performances, professional and research activities, screenings, and debates.
'Perform Inform Transform: Performance Practices in Museums and Art Centres' has received a three-year grant from the EU Creative Europe Programme under its ‘Cooperation Project’ strand. Its primary partners are the Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels (Bozar – Belgium), Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (Luxembourg), CAC Contemporary Art Centre (Lithuania), Serralves Foundation (Portugal), TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (Spain), and Triennale Milano Teatro (Italy).
CIMAM and the project partners invite art museums and art centers to participate in the first global survey aimed at identifying, mapping, and understanding current practices regarding performance art worldwide.
Help us understand performance practices worldwide—share your insights in this short survey!
Take just 5 minutes to answer 14 questions and help us shape a global perspective on “Performance Practices in Museums and Art Centres”!
Your opinion is important, take the survey today!
Participate in the study by accessing the Members Only section!
Deadline to participate is April 24th.
The PIT project is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.