Dear Courtney,

There is a paper being presented at Museums and the Web that might interest
you, by
Leslie Chan & William Barek, Centre for Instructional Technology
Development, University, of Toronto at Scarborough, called:

"The Global Gathering Place: Exploring the Ethnocultural Diversity of
Canada on the Web"

It's available online at http://www.archimuse.com/mw98/papers/chan/

jennifer


At 9:19 AM -0500 26/3/98, courtney wrote:
>Hello Museum-L.
>I am an MA student researching museum/gallery programs that attempt to
>directly involve or  incorporate diverse cultures in order to promote more
>integrated national identities within multi-cultural societies.
> I have heard rumours that there are programs at both the Museum of
>Civilization
> in Canada and the Children's Museum in Boston which involve members
>of local cultural communities in the creation and development of
>exhibits. I have also heard that the Museum of Modern Art, Nigeria,
>attempts to create a national identity through its multi-tribal exhibitions.
>If any one knows of such programs or has advice, references, or thoughts
>regarding this subject, please let me know!
>I would really appreciate any information you could provide.
>Thank you!
>Courtney Shelton
>MA Art History and Museum Studies
>University of Manchester
>Manchester, U.K.
>
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