Advocating for the inclusion of wider perspectives within museums and the study of history | Co-founder @museumdissent | Pivoting into UX & design thinking
💥Woohoo! 💥 Got my mitts on some printed copies of Doing the Work - a selection of critical, reflective writings about embedding #AntiRacism & #decolonisation in #museum practice by @heritage_io@SylviaTheuri @kathleenlawther @mailbykite @aksana_khan & Jessica Lowe-Mbirimi.
So honoured to read Curator Lisa Kennedy’s thoughts on my exhibition. Thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge on heritage and race in relation to my work. @Heritage_io https://t.co/mi0MVNtmc7
In the process of documenting this present moment in time 😤
Special thanks to @sabrinasfm1 & Reshay for your words in our interview. And also @beatfreeks for supporting.
Following the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many many others, the past few weeks has seen worldwide protests erupt in support of the Black Lives Matter movement...
Silence is an act of violence. If organisations cannot publicly declare that #BlackLivesMatter, they are complicit. Each have a responsibility to the Black community who visit, who are employed and whose culture is on display in these buildings. Now is the time to be anti-racist.
Join us for #MuseumFromHome as we explore our collection through the joy of emojis. Reply with an emoji and we’ll share a matching object from our collection this afternoon 🚀 💫🌘 🤖 🔭
My emails tell me it's that time of year again where people are thinking about applying for PhDs so lemme bring this offer back and you can learn from the things I did wrong (and some I did right) during it all
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#BLACKandSTEM
@LisaGravesBMAG @Tony_Eccles Both very important points to consider. But a)
people (in all positions) make choices on what they chose to engage with or not.
b) Perhaps these are conversations museums should be sharing with the public 🤔
It was a privilege to discuss repatriation with members of the general public (Liverpool based and further afield) alongside such knowledge panelist’s.
People want to talk about object return, yet how many museums are actively engaging in such conversations? 🤔
Final response to question, in numbers %. The richness of engagement will carry us forward with a clarity of thought. New relationships, transparency & honesty. Important sharing from the audience & panel #WMwherenext#repatriation#BeingHuman@World_Museum for @NML_Muse
I asked the group to contribute to a word cloud, to capture important messages and concepts and things we considered, from our discussion, critical for a returns policy 6/