The last couple of weeks we have seen an interesting discussion and maybe personal tragedy unfold itself in Norway. The case involved the Norwegian Minister of Justice, his closest family, a small, independent theatre and two artists. Several of the involved people were investigated by the police, and the Norwegian Prime Minister announced her personal opinion in public early on.
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The Art Newspaper is publishing a new series about museums in the changing world order. The first part is about increased public critical observation of museum boards in the age of social media. Museums have lately, especially in New York, been under pressure from activists reinforced by social media protests to publicize their cases. The writer discusses the role of the museums in the question of ethics; about the actual and potential board members and financial contributors’ moral behavior.
Museums in the changing world order: a question of ethics
It is an incontrovertible fact, and hardly a revelatory observation, that we are in a period of rapid and accelerating change.
Most of all of the global artifacts are held in the West’s museums and galleries. The question is: do the historical objects belong in their country of origin. Four historians discuss whether the objects should be returned to the place of origin as a reparation process for the countries that has been victims for European colonialism and imperialism, or stay where they are, where they are culturally and socially beneficial. What is best for the historical objects, and the society?
Do historical objects belong in their country of origin?
Tiffany Jenkins, author of Keeping Their Marbles: How the Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums – and Why They Should Stay There (Oxford, 2016) When, 3,000 years ago, sculptors in the Assyrian Empire chiselled into being winged, human-headed bulls for King Ashurnasirpal II, they could not have dreamt that their creations would end up centuries later in museums thousands of miles away.
The following information has been released by The Museu da Pessoa, and we spread it with permission of the professionals involved. This is exciting reading for all who are interested in archives and/or personal narratives. (more…)
All lectures from the first day of the conference are now avaliable. Watch videos from the lectures of Bernadette Lynch, Heledd Fychan, Piotr Majewski, Taja Vovk van Gaal and the other speakers.
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Three museums in Norway have highlighted a particular issue – POVERTY – and summed up their experiences in this short movie. How can museums be an active force in society? Can we highlight issues themes that are largely unseen in society? If we allow those affected to speak out, the message will be more personal – and often more powerful.
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“You shall be heard!?” – A conference about how (not) to share personal narratives
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The Vest-Agder Museum in Kristiansand, Norway is pleased to announce a conference about the possibilities and challenges entailed in the sharing of personal narratives. The main question we want to explore is how museums can contribute to a society where multiple voices are heard, multiple perspectives are revealed and more people are – and feel – included and recognized.
The ICOM Österreich – International Conference: “Presumption to Responsibility” will take place in Brno 22-24. november. 2017.
ICOM’s International Committee for Collecting’s Annual Conference will take place in Umeå the 5 – 9. of Desember 2017. The conference theme is “The Guardians of Contemporary Collecting and Collections – working with (contested) collections and narratives.”
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Save The Date: Annual Conference Umea, Sweden
This years Annual Conference will take place in Umeå, Sweden, from 5-9 December 2017, in collaboration with Västerbottens museum and ICOM Sweden. Theme will be :The Guardians of Contemporary Collecting and Collections – working with (contested) collections and narratives.
The question ” Do museums need to be more socially engaged?” has been asked by Alistair Hudson (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art), and Elisabeth Callihan (Minneapolis Institute of Art) in this article in Apollo Magasine. Read teh full text here:
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Do museums need to be more socially engaged? | Apollo Magazine
Today museums focus as much on learning and public engagement as exhibition making and collecting. To what extent should museums be useful or agents of social change? Alistair Hudson I am grateful to my predecessors for making Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima) what it is: an institute.
This ICOM conference will be located in Helsingborg the 21-23. of September. Prepare for the big event by checking out the articles, programme and more published on the conference blog:
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