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THEN AND NOW SERIES- REALLY- WHAT A CROCK "Today, the ethics of collecting and displaying works removed from their places of origin during periods of European colonialism is a subject of debate among museums, local and national governments, collectors, and the public. The MFA displays these Benin artworks for the benefit of communities in Boston and abroad, and holds them in the public trust where they may be studied and viewed by all." https://lnkd.in/eyyUrCS3

New on the Civility Localized Blog: Journey To The Past at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Join us as we explore the significance of where the museum is located, what can be learned inside, and how the Center For Family History is changing how family histories are traced. See photos from the personal travels of our founder, Christine Edwards, MPA, and learn how the visit impacted her. Read now on our website: https://lnkd.in/dsHMi3eA #IAAM #CharlestonSC #CivilityLocalized #NewBlogPost #NewOnTheBlog #Blog

The CVAR Museum in #Cyprus is trying to unite the island of #Cyprus through art, history, and a shared cultural identity. 🇨🇾👫 Learn more in this edition of #OurStories:

A simple way to incorporate this idea into personal study or corporate worship is to learn/teach a short history of Juneteenth. Check out the Juneteenth digital toolkit curated by The National Museum of African American History. (https://lnkd.in/e8ecCSrz)

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐃𝐎 𝐖𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐔𝐌𝐒? I visited two big exhibitions this summer, and I was surprised by what I found. The Taylor Swift Songbook Trail at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, was a masterclass in how to merge art, history, and contemporary culture to create something magical. I've written an article outlining my thoughts on why. Read it now - https://lnkd.in/eT3PFEz4

📖 Free Book Talk Event with the Chinese American Museum 📆Saturday, March 30th ⏰From 11am-12pm 📍Chinese American Museum, 238 W 23rd St, Chicago, IL 60616, Located on the 4th floor Join Dr. Li for a discussion based on her book “Transpacific Cartographies: Narrating theContemporary Chinese Diaspora in the United States” (Rutgers University Press, 2023), which examines how contemporary Chinese diasporic narratives address the existential loss of home for immigrant communities at a time of global precarity and amid rising Sino-US tensions. Learn more, 🔗 in bio!

Learn more about the Washington Pentateuch, one of the few surviving Masoretic codices in existence today! This short is a taste of the first video in our series, Bibles That Changed the World, produced in partnership with Museum of the Bible. If you're curious to learn what codex or folio, cantillation marks, Masorah, or Carpet Pages are, then check out this brief video! And to learn even more about this fascinating artifact, currently housed in Washington D.C. at the Museum of the Bible, head to https://hubs.li/Q02qYQD00 for the full-length videos!

"How can a museum founded on colonial power and privilege challenge its most enduring associations?" This is one of the questions that guided my talk to the VIU Arts & Humanities Colloquium in 2021. If you work in the GLAM sector you might find this presentation helpful! https://lnkd.in/gxSaTATn

Interesting findings from this Department for Culture, Media and Sport report released this week for engagement in Arts, Heritage and Culture England & Wales. If you have not got time time to read the full report here are some key stats I found interesting 🤔 🎭📚🏰🖼 🏛 ; - 91% of adults engaged with the arts at least once in the last 12 months 🎭 - The most popular way to engage with the arts physically was reading books or magazines (64%). This was followed by cinema screening of a film or movie (55%) and a theatrical performance (39%) 📚 - Respondents who did not engage with the arts were asked why they did not. The most common reasons given were: For physical engagement, ‘No reason in particular’’ (28%) and ‘I’m not interested in cultural or arts activities’ (24%). 🤷♀️ - 69% of adults reported having engaged with the heritage sector in the last 12 months. 🏰 - 46% engaged with museums and galleries in the last 12 months, a 10 percentage point increase from 2022/23 (36%) 🏛

Does artistic liberation for diasporic communities depend on becoming untethered from whiteness? Hear some insights from gallerist, curator, and producer Rajiv Menon as we shared a broad conversation about his ongoing work, about intentionally integrating art into our everyday experiences, and how he hopes art can offer a continued interrogation of our relationship to ourselves and our culture. Full chat (along with many others on "TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING") is here: https://lnkd.in/gRzuUrd9