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Exhibiting Slavery and Representing Black Lives: a virtual conference in four parts
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Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning FuturesCenter for Netherlandish Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Harvard Art Museums; and the Department of History and Architecture, Harvard University, April 9, 16, 23.
Dutch Merchant with Slaves, 1700-1725, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (public domain)
Find a selection of related publications from the Boston University Libraries collections here.
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The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online CollectionsMCN (formerly, The Museum Computer Network) advancing digital transformation in museums.
What is a Museum?
The term “museum” harks back to the Greek origin of the institution as the abode of the muses, a place of learning and inspiration: Greek mouseion ‘seat of the Muses’
“Museum“ in Grove Art Online.
“Museums” (art)
“Museums” (photography)
“Museums” (military)
“Museums” (science in museums)
Museum definition & the need for a new one - (ICON - International Council of Museums)
About Museums: Did You Know?
Did You Know?
Museums Facts. American Alliance of Museums.
About Museums. American Alliance of Museums.
Museum Studies
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Controversial Monuments and Memorials: a guide for community leaders by Out of the chaos and pain of Charlottesville, museum professionals, public historians, and community leaders must move quickly to face the challenges of competing historical memory, claims of heritage desecration and the ongoing scourge of racism. This book takes on the tough issues that communities across America---and analogous locales overseas---must face as white supremacy, political quagmires and visions of reconciliation with the past collide. The events of summer of 2017 that culminated in Charlottesville are outgrowths of ongoing dialogues and disputes about controversial history that encompass numerous historical situations and touch every part of US history. Strategies for working effectively with communities will be explored, and the book will delve into the ways that other countries have attempted to overcome their painful pasts. In addition, this book will highlight essays and case studies from numerous museum professionals, scholars and civic leaders as they grapple with the past they interpret for their visitors. The book will be framed by questions that help museum community leaders make sense of the competing historical narratives and political machinations that drive the current controversy around monuments and memorials--- -How and when do you remove an offensive monument? Hint: It'll take more than a screwdriver.... -How can we be intentional about contextualizing the history and the motivations for building monuments for our visitors? -How can communities be responsive without forsaking the historical record? Here is a guide to collective introspection, awareness of our own biases, and thoughtful community responsiveness which are the tools that will make this engagement meaningful and lasting.Publication Date: 2018 online
" Museum studies, sometimes called museology, is the field that encompasses the ideas and issues involved in the museum profession, from the practical, day-to-day skills needed to operate a museum to theories on the societal role of museums.”
Source: retired Smithsonian Institution website
