Open Forum

Dear All

I am wondering what questions museums should answer but do not. It could have to do with an object in the collection or a founder of the museum and or from witch the collection started. I think it's good to talk about difficult things otherwise who is going to talk about it. Looking forward to responses and insight.

Thanks,

Rachel

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Rachel Alschuler
Museum Education/ Visitor Experience
San Francisco CA
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I think having clear information about the transactions that led to the establishment of the museum/collection are important - for example, which Treaty (if any), which Indigenous Nations territories is your museum sitting on, how did the founding collectors/donors make their money, things like that - people are interested in this level of transparency today and we need to stop pretending museum buildings and the collections were formed in ethical, moral and equitable ways.

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Laura Phillips
PhD (Cultural Studies), Queen's University
Lecturer, ischool, University of Toronto

Grateful to live on land stolen from Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek Nations
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