Although risk-taking is seen as a trending term in the museum field, is it an ideal tool leading to museum success? To look deeper into this question, this panel brings together professionals from various fields of expertise that have divergent experience taking risk in their respective institution to complete a project, from exhibition design to programming. They will share their experience balancing innovation and risk, breaking away from museum conventions and shifting institutional paradigms. The panelists will highlighting the challenges and failures they faced along the way and what they have learned from being audacious in the museum field, and finally, share their thoughts what is the “path to success”.

The panel, facilitated by MMSt Alumni and MMSt50 Committee Chair Melissa Smith, Co-ordinator - Gallery Guide Program, Adult Education Officer Program, and Access to Art Programs, Art Gallery of Ontario, includes Karen Carter, Founding Executive Director, Myseum of Toronto, Jim Shedden, Manager, Publishing and Curator, Art Gallery of Ontario and Shaniqua Liston, Operations Coordinator, Kingston Penitentiary Tours - St. Lawrence Parks Commission.