Satu Itkonen

Satu Itkonen, MA (Art History) has extensive professional experience in museum education. She specialises in the application of various methods in art viewing, plain language and Visual Thinking Strategies.

Satu Itkonen will be speaking at the Museums & Public Programs Summit 2025 :

Ateneum for All – Sharing power with audiences

Museums should work actively to remove obstacles so that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate and to experience a meaningful museum visit. In a dream museum, the audience participates in the planning of museum activities as an equal partner. In our presentation, we share the lessons learned so far from our ongoing Ateneum for All programme, the aim of which is for every visitor to experience the museum as their own. We strive to deliver inclusive and accessible activities. We take into account, for example, cultural and linguistic diversity, as well as specific needs related to neurodivergence and disability.