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What if curators were teens? Museums try it. By Cassandre Coyer, Christian Science Monitor on 07.24.20 Word Count 1,064 Level 1600L Jadon Smith is one of six teen curators for Black Histories, Black Futures, the first exhibition at Bostons Museum of Fine Arts that was curated entirely by high school students. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/Christian Science Monitor Jadon Smith steps closer to his favorite painting by Archibald Motley, carefully examining the details hes looked at many times before, a smile from ear to ear. At the center of the piece, five elegant women dressed in their Sunday best sit in a restaurant. One woman, hidden in the background, catches his attention. Women are the centerpiece of the whole entire painting, says Jadon, a junior at John D. OBryant School of Mathematics and Science, during a visit to Bostons Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in early March. Theyre supposed to be there to be seen. Dont ignore them. Notice that theyre there, appreciate the fact that theyre there. Jadon is one of six local teens selected to craft Black Histories, Black Futures – the museums first exhibition curated entirely by high school students. The MFAs exhibition, the culmination of a partnership with local youth empowerment organizations, reflects a growing trend, one that has museums working to engage and represent a more diverse population within the field of fine art. Including young people in the curation process not only trains the next generation of curators, say museum staffers, but it also helps aging institutions display refreshing and inclusive exhibitions inspired by the young curators own experiences. This institution is 150 years old. And so what does that mean for young people? Where do young people belong in such an old institution? says Layla Bermeo, an associate curator at the MFA. This project really tried to argue that young people belong in the center. Engaging Teens Across The U.S. Some museums are connecting directly