Download or read book Guidelines for Collaboration Building Successful Collaborations Between Indigenous Communities Museums and Other Collecting Institutions written by Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The following Guidelines were developed over a three-year period of collaboration between Native and non-Native museum professionals, cultural leaders, and artists. The Guidelines are intended as a resource for museums and communities planning and carrying out collaborative work. These documents do not present a set of rules; instead, they offer principles and considerations for building successful collaborations. There are two separate and complementary sets of guidelines; one for communities and the other for museums. We encourage readers to refer to both. Although the focus for both documents is on collections- based collaborations, the Guidelines apply to all types of collaborative work in museums, including education, exhibits and public programs." -- From publisher's website.
Download or read book The Participatory Museum written by Nina Simon and published by Museum 2.0. This book was released on 2010 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visitor participation is a hot topic in the contemporary world of museums, art galleries, science centers, libraries and cultural organizations. How can your institution do it and do it well? The Participatory Museum is a practical guide to working with community members and visitors to make cultural institutions more dynamic, relevant, essential places. Museum consultant and exhibit designer Nina Simon weaves together innovative design techniques and case studies to make a powerful case for participatory practice. "Nina Simon's new book is essential for museum directors interested in experimenting with audience participation on the one hand and cautious about upending the tradition museum model on the other. In concentrating on the practical, this book makes implementation possible in most museums. More importantly, in describing the philosophy and rationale behind participatory activity, it makes clear that action does not always require new technology or machinery. Museums need to change, are changing, and will change further in the future. This book is a helpful and thoughtful road map for speeding such transformation." -Elaine Heumann Gurian, international museum consultant and author of Civilizing the Museum "This book is an extraordinary resource. Nina has assembled the collective wisdom of the field, and has given it her own brilliant spin. She shows us all how to walk the talk. Her book will make you want to go right out and start experimenting with participatory projects." -Kathleen McLean, participatory museum designer and author of Planning for People in Museum Exhibitions "I predict that in the future this book will be a classic work of museology." --Elizabeth Merritt, founding director of the Center for the Future of Museums
Download or read book Museums in Collaboration A Study of the Joint Relationships Between Native Communities and Small Museums written by Olivia M Havens and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collaborative exhibitions built by Native communities and museums often seek to reposition Native peoples as the authors and experts of their own cultures. This capstone project, done for the Museum Studies Graduate Program at the University of San Francisco, explores what measures it would take for a Native community and a small museum who houses Native cultural patrimony to come together in a collaborative effort in order to design and display an exhibit featuring the relationships between Native communities, museums, and the Native American Repatriation and Grave Protection Act (NAGPRA). Topics discussed include the role of NAGPRA, Community Relations, Repatriation, and Exhibit Design.
Download or read book Contesting Knowledge written by Susan Sleeper-Smith and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in section 1 consider ethnography's influence on how Europeans represent colonized peoples. Section 2 essays analyze curatorial practices, emphasizing how exhibitions must serve diverse masters rather than solely the curator's own creativity and judgment, a dramatic departure from past museum culture and practice. Section 3 essays consider tribal museums that focus on contesting and critiquing colonial views of American and Canadian history while serving the varied needs of the indigenous communities.
Download or read book Collaborative Programs in Indigenous Communities written by Barbara Harrison and published by Altamira Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harrison (School of Maori and Pacific Development, U. of Waikato, New Zealand) offers guidelines for collaboration between indigenous peoples and outside experts, including researchers, in a range of different types of programs including education or vocational training, economic development, health, social services, and other work. c. Book News Inc.
Download or read book Indigenous Heritage and Public Museums written by Sarah Elizabeth Carr-Locke and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The struggle for Indigenous rights to self-determination has included the recognition that Indigenous peoples are stakeholders in the treatment of their cultural heritage within museums. Large public museums tasked with representing Indigenous heritage tend to support the principle of working with communities to create exhibits, but studies on specific practices are lacking. I address this problem by asking: "What does ethical collaborative practice look like in the context of museum exhibit creation?" My research falls under three themes: 1) the history of collaborative practice; 2) collaborative processes; and 3) exhibit design. I show that patterns of increased collaboration were influenced by larger trends in Indigenous rights movements, and introduce the term "Indigenous museology" to frame engagement between Indigenous peoples and museums. I have defined Indigenous museology as museum work done "with, by, and for" Indigenous peoples, whereby they are recognized as primary stakeholders in museological practices. This dissertation presents a broad overview of the development of Indigenous museology over time, while focusing on exhibit creation as a key practice. My fieldwork consisted of a multi-site ethnographic study at four large, public museums: the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii; the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, Colorado; and the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. By exploring how these museums have engaged Indigenous peoples in exhibit creation, I found a variety of independent adoptions of similar principles. My results show that museums adopt a range of methods to engage communities, and that a "one-size-fits-all" practice for collaboration is impractical. Several patterns emerged that illustrate models for good practice. A preferred approach is to engage Indigenous peoples from the outset of projects. Even better is the involvement of Indigenous peoples as staff museum members working on interpretation. Techniques for effective design include storytelling, mobilizing "Native voice," and programming that includes Indigenous peoples. Strong institutional mission and vision statements are also important. These ways of working are significant trends in museum practice. Finally, research on Indigenous museology illustrates how ethical, collaborative practices manifest and can be further developed within museums.
Download or read book Local Economic and Employment Development LEED Culture and Local Development written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2005-04-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication highlights the impact of culture on local economies and the methodological issues related to its identification.
Download or read book The Conservator s Compass written by Nicole Marie Loya Talamantes and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Museums as institutions of education have long stood as the absolute authorities on the protection, interpretation, and representation of Indigenous peoples' cultural materials within museum collections, despite the continued assertions of the communities from which those materials originated. Conservators working within museums have historically focused specifically on the physical preservation of these materials with little input from source communities. In recent years and with the passage of important legislation and international attention there has been a growing recognition that collaboration with Indigenous source communities is important and necessary to the proper care of these materials. However there are a number of obstacles to truly collaborative partnerships and a shortage of published information on the subject. This paper seeks, through interviews with museum professionals and a review of available literature including conference papers, articles, and exhibition publications, to ascertain the current state of collaboration in museum conservation. In conducting the research it was found that the level of collaboration currently being practiced in museums has increased dramatically in the last twenty years and shows impressive potential, but there are many shortcomings that still must be addressed.
Download or read book Imagining the Way Forward Through Museum Space written by Allison Hana Fischer-Olson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study addresses the need to further what can be achieved by collaborative projects between mainstream museums and Indigenous communities. Katsina in Hopi Life, an exhibition at the Autry National Center in 2013, is used as a case study to explore how frameworks for collaboration in museum space can be useful when informed by discussion about contemporary Indigenous issues. Interviews provide insight into the story and inter-workings of the creation of the exhibition, highlighting the relationship between frameworks and goals. To achieve Indigenous-derived goals, an exhibition requires a framework to match; however the relationship works in the other direction as well, and a limiting framework inevitably promotes less creative and productive projects. In working collaboratively on projects about Indigenous content, a more fluid approach is explored in the idea of the hybrid framework, promoting the idea that a one-size-fits-all model for collaboration with Indigenous communities is not productive, nor appropriate.
Download or read book Museums libraries and 21st century skills written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indigenous Data Sovereignty written by Tahu Kukutai and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the global ‘data revolution’ accelerates, how can the data rights and interests of indigenous peoples be secured? Premised on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, this book argues that indigenous peoples have inherent and inalienable rights relating to the collection, ownership and application of data about them, and about their lifeways and territories. As the first book to focus on indigenous data sovereignty, it asks: what does data sovereignty mean for indigenous peoples, and how is it being used in their pursuit of self-determination? The varied group of mostly indigenous contributors theorise and conceptualise this fast-emerging field and present case studies that illustrate the challenges and opportunities involved. These range from indigenous communities grappling with issues of identity, governance and development, to national governments and NGOs seeking to formulate a response to indigenous demands for data ownership. While the book is focused on the CANZUS states of Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the United States, much of the content and discussion will be of interest and practical value to a broader global audience. ‘A debate-shaping book … it speaks to a fast-emerging field; it has a lot of important things to say; and the timing is right.’ — Stephen Cornell, Professor of Sociology and Faculty Chair of the Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona ‘The effort … in this book to theorise and conceptualise data sovereignty and its links to the realisation of the rights of indigenous peoples is pioneering and laudable.’ — Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Baguio City, Philippines
Download or read book Museums and Source Communities written by Alison K. Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume combines some of the most influential published research in this emerging field with newly commissioned essays on the issues, problems and lessons involved in collaborating museums and source communities. Focusing on museums in the UK, North America and the Pacific, the book highlights three areas which demonstrate the new developments most clearly: the museum as field site or 'contact zone' - a place which source community members enter for purposes of consultation and collaboration visual repatriation - the use of photography to return images of ancestors, historical moments and material heritage to source communities exhibition case studies - these are discussed to reveal the implications of cross-cultural and collaborative research for museums, and how such projects have challenged established attitudes and practices. As the first overview of its kind, this collection will be essential reading for museum staff working with source communities, for community members involved with museum programmes, and for students and academics in museum studies and social anthropology.
Download or read book Co Managing Research written by Gail Fondahl and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Digital Foundations for Partnership written by Shawna M. Pies and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Museums in North America have made strides in incorporating indigenous opinions and cultural knowledge when interpreting Native American collections. However, indigenous groups continue to participate as subjects of exhibition instead of partners in explaining their own heritage. Geographic distance and a shortage of time and funding create barriers to museum collaboration with the indigenous communities they represent. My study addressed these issues by developing a digital-collaboration platform to invite collections feedback from a particular indigenous community. Information contributed online was applied to a website-planning project, highlighting a collection of nearly 300 Native American artifacts, held at a state natural history museum. Phase I required organizing museum records representing the Florida Ethnographic Collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), to contribute artifact information, images, and related resources in an online format. Planning and implementing an online interpretation of the collection contributes important ethnographic information that would otherwise require onsite research at the museum. I researched and digitized collections information related to Seminole/Miccosukee artifacts at FLMNH. This research and digitization addressed catalog card information, digital images of the artifact, records of artifact exhibition and publication, collector and donor information, and related anthropological research. Phase II required planning and implementing a prototype for building web content that would invite what museum consultant Nina Simon calls "community co-design," by using a wiki, or online group planning tool. Staff at the Seminole Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and other Seminole/Miccosukee community members were invited to join the wiki as stakeholders in the project. Thus they were able to comment on text and images, and recommend approaches to displaying and interpreting their historical material culture in a digital format. At the end of the study, the prototype was presented to the FLMNH web committee, who agreed that the contributions of the community co-design wiki may potentially be added to the museum website as a long-term online interpretive fixture. Because museums hold artifacts in the public trust, increasing digital access to their collections could significantly enhance visible relevance to generations who came of age in a knowledge economy, and expect immediate information retrieval. Furthermore, greater public access to and indigenous participation in the expansion of online indigenous museum collections information, in particular, may offer several potential benefits: 1) increasing indigenous communities' agency in representing tribal views of their cultural heritage in both tribal and public museums; and 2) expanding the ability of non-native scholars to represent indigenous culture in a more informed manner in publications, exhibits, and other works. My study contributes to the museum field by demonstrating the potential of inexpensive, user-friendly digital platforms for museum/Native community co-design; and by expanding public access to information on Southeastern Native American museum collections, a cultural region that comparatively lacks online resources.
Download or read book Writing Material Culture History written by Anne Gerritsen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing Material Culture History 2e examines the methodologies used in the historical study of material culture. Looking at archaeology, anthropology, art history and literary studies, the book provides students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between artefacts and historical narratives. The book addresses the role of museums, the impact of the digital age and the representations of objects in public history, bringing together students and specialists from around the world. This new edition includes: A new substantive introduction from the editors, providing a useful roadmap for students and specialists. A more balanced and easy-to-use structure, including methodological chapters and 'object in focus' chapters consisting of case studies for classroom discussion. New chapters showing greater engagement with 20th-century material culture, non-European artefacts and the definitions and limits of material culture as a discipline. Offers global coverage and discussion of both the early modern and modern periods. Writing Material Culture History 2e is an essential tool for students seeking to understand the potential of objects to re-cast established historical narratives in new and exciting ways.
Download or read book Old Poisons New Problems written by Nancy Odegaard and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Poisons, New Problems is a practical guide to identifying, testing for, and dealing with contaminated cultural materials archived in museum collections. Special features include worksheets for performing basic tests, charts of scientific and historical information on known pesticides, data resources, and illustrations. This book will be useful to the museum community and tribal groups involved with the management and/or repatriation of these collections.
Download or read book Public History written by Thomas Cauvin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public History: A Textbook of Practice is a guide to the many challenges historians face while teaching, learning, and practicing public history. Historians can play a dynamic and essential role in contributing to public understanding of the past, and those who work in historic preservation, in museums and archives, in government agencies, as consultants, as oral historians, or who manage crowdsourcing projects need very specific skills. This book links theory and practice and provides students and practitioners with the tools to do public history in a wide range of settings. The text engages throughout with key issues such as public participation, digital tools and media, and the internationalization of public history. Part One focuses on public history sources, and offers an overview of the creation, collection, management, and preservation of public history materials (archives, material culture, oral materials, or digital sources). Chapters cover sites and institutions such as archival repositories and museums, historic buildings and structures, and different practices such as collection management, preservation (archives, objects, sounds, moving images, buildings, sites, and landscape), oral history, and genealogy. Part Two deals with the different ways in which public historians can produce historical narratives through different media (including exhibitions, film, writing, and digital tools). The last part explores the challenges and ethical issues that public historians will encounter when working with different communities and institutions. Either in public history methods courses or as a resource for practicing public historians, this book lays the groundwork for making meaningful connections between historical sources and popular audiences.
