WHAT IS A MUSEUM? Part Three
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Category: US
What is a Museum? An Exploration in Six Parts PART 3: THE WHITENESS OF MUSEUMS Tuesday February 16, 2021 12pm EST Museums are undergoing an effort to acknowledge and recognize with concern the legacies and continuous presence of deep societal inequalities and asymmetries of power and wealth across the globe, nationally, regionally and locally. How could museums reverse their lineage and attain diversity in a continuous organic fashion? Can tokenism eventually lead to core transformation and inclusion?
Speakers George Abungu, Okello Abungu Heritage Consultants (Nairobi) and Former Professor of Heritage Studies, University of Mauritius Christopher Bedford, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director, The Baltimore Museum of Art Christina Woods, Executive Director, Duluth Art Institute Moderators Lyndel King, Director Emeritus, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, ICOM-US Board Member Kate Quinn, Executive Director, James A. Michener Art Museum, ICOM-US Board Member and Program Committee Co-Chair
Contact: [email protected]
|