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Beyond the new museology? Taking stock of inclusion, access and decolonisation

22- 24 September 2015

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand


Social inclusion reshaped cultural policy and challenged museums to become agents of change, diversity and human rights. Growing audiences and digital media prompted new efforts to provide access and community engagement. The crises of ethnographic authority and decolonisation led to soul searching by museums of anthropology in the old world, and in post-settler societies ushered in radical new approaches to preservation and interpretation such as the indigenous museologies emerging in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the US.

Now in 2015, it is time to take stock of the museum's record in all these areas. After all this work on inclusion and access policies, community and audience, rights and needs - what has been achieved? Where has it taken us?

    How can we prove the museum has made a difference to people's lives? Have there been more losses than gains?
    What lies beyond the no longer 'new' museology?
    What is the next step in settler-indigenous relations?
    What happens when indigenous rights clash with other rights? How do we prioritise rights?
    What are the limits and/or opportunities of consultation, collaboration, and partnership, and the realities, risks and challenges of democratising museums?
    How can 'social museology' move from the margins to the core, from front of house to back of house?


Proposals are welcome for papers, case studies, panel discussions and workshops. Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words, submitted with a brief (150 words) biography. Send proposals to  [log in to unmask]

More information at www.fihrm.org


Deadline 30 April 2015
Francoise McClafferty
Policy and International Relations Officer
Director's Office
National Museums Liverpool
World Museum, William Brown Street
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Tel: 0151 478 4559


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