Hi Keri

You might like to look at our website. We (the University of Sydney, 
Australian Museum and the Australian War Memorial) have been conducting 
a major research project on the roles of history and science museums in 
representing contentious topics and how institutions can position 
themselves better around these topics   This is an Australian based 
research project funded by the ARC but involving 28 museums in the US, 
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.  The findings of our 
research  will be published soon.  It includes qualitative and 
quantitative research with communities, audiences, staff and 
stakeholers.  Here is the URL for our website. 
<http://amonline.net.au/amarc/contested/>

Best wishes
Fiona Cameron
Research Fellow
History
University of Sydney

Keni Sturgeon wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I have two separate and slightly related questions.  I have been teaching an introduction to museums course for the past three years.  One of the assignments I have students do is research and present on a Controversial Exhibit or an ethical dilemma.  This works well when my enrollment is down, but the course is gaining in popularity and I'm running out of controversial exhibits.  I'm wondering what exhibits members of the list could suggest.  They are covering "Enola Gay", "Sensation", and "Old Glory, the American Flag in Contemporary Art" as well as some controversial exhibit topics, such as sex, Mapplethorpe, and displaying nudes.  What other exhibits come to mind?
>
>Second, I am looking for suggestions for museum videos.  Not videos with museums, or videos by museums about their collections/exhibits, but videos about a museum.  I have one from The Heard Museum, which is great, and I have some recordings from the PBS series "Great Museums" (some episodes are helpful, others not so much).  Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Keni Sturgeon
>Jensen Arctic Museum
>Western Oregon University
>Monmouth, OR 97361
>
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