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What does prioritizing cultural expression in exhibition design beyond colonial constructs look like? The First Americans Museum (FAM) is reimagining exhibition design to reflect Indigenous creativity, values, and aesthetics. In this free article from Exhibition journal, co-authored by Adrienne Lalli Hills and Margaret Middleton, learn why exhibition designers are influenced by the "colonial imagination"—and how FAM staff are working to disrupt "wonder cabinet" and "white cube" methods of presenting collections of Indigenous cultural materials. https://lnkd.in/gbCxkWWt Don't yet subscribe to Exhibition? Learn more about this journal of exhibition theory and practice for museum professionals, and how to get your copy of the Spring 2023 and Fall 2024 issues: https://lnkd.in/e6JAHB6q