The National Museum of Australian developed an exhibition, "Tolerance"
as part of the International Year of Tolerance in 1995. This exhibition
is currently touring Australia and will be coming to us in September of
this year. They have a home page for this exhibition:

http://www.odyssey.com.au/ps/GRUV/tolernce.htm

Judith Penrose
Co-ordinator Exhibitions & Events
Museum of Victoria, Australia
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From: CJH16
To: Multiple recipients of list MUSEUM-L
Subject: Tolerance
Date: Wednesday, 7 August 1996 11:47PM

Fellow list members-

I am currently conducting research for my Masters Diseratation on
Museums and
the Promotion of Tolerance.  In this work I plan to:
1) Explore the ways in which museums attempt to promote the ideas of
tolerance,
acceptance, understanding and respect.
2) Determine the role of the museum within the community in this regard.
3) Examine the extent to which museums are successful in such an
endeavor.

I would greatly apreciate any feed back on this proposal, or any
information about
this topic, including possible sources of information, or personal
opinion on the idea
itself.

Some questions to get your mind going:
Do you think/ believe that museums can change the way that society
thinks?
Do you think that they should attempt to do so?
Do you think that it is their duty to do so?
Do you think that museums can promote the spirit of understanding and
cooperation?
Should museums soley reflect society as it is/ or was?
Should modern museums take on the role of community conscience?
What do you feel is the role of the musem in unstable/hostile
environments or
situations?
Should the promotion of tolerance be a goal for modern museums and is
this goal
obtainable?

Please reply on or off the list
Carol Henderson
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