On Thursday the 25th of October, Night Shift was dedicated to the question: What is the social role of museums? Prof. Graham Black shared his thoughts on this via a Skype connection and kindly gave permission for his talk to be shared here. A description of the entire night (in Dutch), including a reflection on the talks of Jesse van Oosten (independent curator), Kiran Sukul (Haags Historisch Museum) and Yuri Matteman (Naturalis), as well as the conversation that ensued can be found the website of Hereditas Nexus   The Social Role of Museums ROTTERDAM Night Shift 25 October 2018 Professor Graham Black I am approaching the end of my career.…