Hello everyone -- at UVic we are all very sad that Steve is no longer with us and treasure the thoughtful, challenging, often funny interactions that we had with him since he first taught with us in the mid-90s. Steve loved to teach and we were priviliged to work with him and to build a friendship. He always pushed us to think through the roles of museums to their logical conclusions, to frame our teaching in accessible and relevant ways, and to consider topics that pushed the edges of the discipline and raised unconfortable issues. I remember a session at Dunsmuir Lodge a year ago in which he presented a case study that could very reasonably be argued from a range of perspectives -- he sat like a Chesire cat listening as participants struggled with ways in which to clarify and articulate their positions -- and when we finally challenged him to take a stance he smiled and commented that he had no difficulty in being perplexed. For him, much of the pleasure and challenge of difficult issues was in the delineation of the conflicting strands and the exploration of the implications of varied approaches -- and for us, his irreverent and witty ways of expressing difficult concepts was a welcome reminder that disciplined thinking needn't be couched in somber language.
I spoke with his wife, Wendy Luke, this morning and she assured me that she would welcome any message that people would like to send, either to an online Guest Book at http://www.legacy.com/nytimes/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14798295 or to thier home at 800 25th Street NW, Suite 605, Washington, DC 20037.
Best wishes, Joy
Joy Davis, Program Director
Cultural Management Programs
Division of Continuing Studies
University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 3N6
250 721 8462
For information on the Cultural Resource Management Program, please visit http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp
For information on the Intercultural Education and Training Program, please visit http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/iet
For information on our new Certificate in Aboriginal Language Revitalization, please visit http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/calr
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From: John McAvity [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: August 15, 2005 10:20 PM
To: International Council of Museums Discussion List; Canmuse; BCmuse-l;
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Subject: [canmuse-l] Passing of Steve Weil
I was very sad to read in today's New York Times (August 15) that Steve
Weil passed away a few days ago due to liver failure in Washington. He
was 77. We have all lost one of the greatest minds ever on the world
and workings of museums.
Steve, as many of us knew, was the consumate philosopher and contributer
to the museum community in so many incredible and thoughtful ways. He
was without doubt our strongest contempary thinker and author in the
museum profession worldwide.
He was the founder of the ALI-ABA course on Legal Aspects of Museum
Administration, active in ICOM and also in INTERCOM, a frequent
contributor to AAM and CMA and other museum associations, leader of the
Museums Management Institute, etc, and there are a lot of etcers that
could be added.
Steve knew no boundaries, and gave so many of us inspiration. I recall
him once describing the museum community as having moved from a bunch of
isolated islands to a rich archipaelago which was such an apt
description.
The museum community has lost a great leader and I simply wish to
express my sympathy to his family and colleagues worldwide. (If anyone
has an address so I can post a note to his wife and family I would be
grateful).
John McAvity
Canadian Museums Association.
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