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Making a Difference: Engaging Young Refugees in the Civic Space of the Museum

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The My Generation project invited young people who reside in accommodation centres across Cork county to produce temporary public artworks that would communicate their lives growing up in Ireland. Under the guidance of artist Kate O'Shea (2020) and the Glucksman team, the young people explored imaginative ways to represent their ideas and experiences.

Keywords: Accessible ; Community ; Creative practice ; Inclusive ; Valuing community experience ; Voice of young people

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Making a Difference: Engaging Young Refugees in the Civic Space of the Museum
Intellect , 302 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1386/9781835951286_19
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