Virtual Museum Tour – History of Protest Art

Join us for an immersive virtual museum tour exploring the history of protest art.

Join us for a virtual museum tour at MAP mima where the immersive 360-degree projection Cube is transformed into a gallery of artworks tracing the dynamic and controversial history of protest art throughout the world. Art has always been a powerful tool for social and political change, used by artists for centuries as symbols of resistance and commentaries or critiques of the world around them.

Our state-of-the-art 360-degree projection Cube will be transformed into a stunning gallery showcasing a diverse range of artistic practices that have been used to highlight injustices, question authority and circulate new ways of thinking. This immersive experience will explore the history and evolution of protest art, its ability to influence society, and how artists can both reflect and guide political and social movements. From ancient art to the anti-war movement to contemporary Street Art and the Black Lives Matter Movement, artists have used their artistic agency to challenge the status quo and inspire change.

Image (left to right): Banksy, Love is in the Air (Flower Thrower), 2003; Dustin Klein & Alex Criqui, Reclaiming the Monument, 2020; Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Untitled (billboard of an empty bed), 1991

Accessibility

MAP mima is located in Speers Point Park, off Park Street, on the edge of Lake Macquarie. MAP mima is accessible by ramp with accessible toilets. MAP can be reached easily from the lake foreshore cycleway, the water, or by public transport. There is plenty of parking for cars, and buses with accessible spaces available, onsite and in the surrounding parklands.