Many important objects in museums don’t resonate with visitors. Exhibitions on human endeavour can sometime feel flat and underwhelming. How can we create truly transformative moments at the museum? Used correctly museum theatre is a powerful tool for engaging visitors, challenging perceptions, provoking emotional response, aiding recollection, giving voice to inarticulate artefacts, introducing counter narratives, and facilitating enduring understanding. Dr Jo Clyne is the current President of the International Museum Theatre Alliance (Asia Pacific) and the host of the Museum Theatre Musings podcast. She holds a PhD in History and Theatre Studies from the University of Melbourne and spent more than fifteen years as a history education consultant for the History Teachers' Association of Victoria. Jo relishes her ‘portfolio career’ which currently includes being a museum theatre performer, historian, history education consultant, teacher, history competition judge, published writer, and one of only a few professional female magicians in the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx