How We Made Noise: Reimagining the Museum from Within
In the summer of 2023, the first seed of a book was planted. What began as a small idea gradually took shape alongside Buro Stedelijk itself—growing in tandem with the new project space as it developed under the curatorship of Rita Ouédraogo.
Now, after three years of experimental practice within the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the resulting publication, How We Made Noise: Reimagining the Museum from Within, marks the completion of Buro Stedelijk’s initial curatorial cycle. Co-published with Onomatopee and edited by Rita Ouédraogo, with associate editor Gwen Parry, this 208-page volume brings together contributions from leading thinkers and artists including Tina M. Campt, Christina Sharpe, Quinsy Gario, Wayne Modest, Ola Hassanain, Yvette Mutumba, Emily Pethick, and Kevin Osepa, among others.
How We Made Noise reflects on Buro Stedelijk’s three-year trajectory as a living case study of “research by doing” within a major museum. By weaving together perspectives from multiple disciplines, the book speaks to urgent conversations on representation, institutional critique, and the possibilities—and challenges—of reimagining the museum from the inside out.
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