“A Place for Shaping Meanings”: Elizaveta Likhacheva on the importance of the Symposium “Inventing the Future”
Elizaveta
Likhacheva, Director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and art
historian, spoke about the significance of the International Science Fiction
Symposium “Inventing the Future.”
“The
symposium is a place for shaping meanings. We need to understand how we will
live moving forward, as a new configuration is emerging in which we will spend
the next 100 years. Perhaps our time will be the inflexion point where the 22nd
and even the 23rd centuries will be formulated,” Elizaveta Likhacheva says.
During
the International Symposium “Inventing the Future,” Elizaveta Likhacheva, along
with representatives from other cultural institutions, will discuss how museums
will engage with audiences in the future.
“The
museum is one of the future-oriented institutions, defining and shaping
civilization by fostering culturally aware individuals who understand and
acknowledge being part of it. The future does not grow out of nothing, it grows
out of something. The museum of the future is a place where both objects and
visitors feel at ease,” believes the art
expert.
The
International Science Fiction Symposium “Inventing the Future” will take place
from November 4 to 6 and will be the inaugural event of the Russia National
Centre, established by the Russian President’s directive.
The
symposium will bring together scientists and researchers, futurists and
forecasters, science fiction writers, and government officials. The topics they
will explore include the impact of artificial intelligence proliferation, the
future of digital governance, the role of traditional values amid technological
progress, and the timeline for humanity’s exploration of other planets.
Alongside the symposium,
the Russia National Centre will host the exhibition “Heritage for the Future,”
featuring works by young artists – graduates of creative universities from
various countries. Through the artistic expressions of the youth, the
exhibition will explore the topics “Building on the Past. Thinking about the
Future.”