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Reimagining Museums: Disruption and Change

November 18, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Details

Date:
November 18, 2020
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Venue

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University
11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138 United States
Phone:
617-496-1027
Website:
https://peabody.harvard.edu/
About
Free Virtual Moderated Discussion

Chris Newell (Passamaquoddy), Executive Director and Senior Partner to Wabanaki Nations, Abbe Museum

Jane Pickering, William & Muriel Seabury Howells Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University

Lorén Spears (Narragansett) Executive Director, Tomaquag Museum

Moderated by Castle McLaughlin, Museum Curator of North American Ethnography, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University

As museums have acknowledged their legacy as colonial institutions, many have reimagined their mission as agents of decolonization and social justice. The pandemic disruption, the Black Lives Matter movement, and other community issues are driving still more rapid and drastic changes and providing opportunities for reflection and growth. How can American museums—especially those that have strong relationships with Indigenous communities—respond to current national conditions of social unrest and political turmoil? How have New England museums fared and what is likely to happen over the next two to three years?