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The urgency of difficult conversations
- 1. “If you want to commit to decolonisation, you need to commit to discomfort.” Wayne Modest The urgency of difficult conversations ADESTE+ Summer School, 26.9.2019
- 2. “Many European museums see themselves as civic spaces, but, for them, citizens are the white Europeans.”
- 3. The Stolen Generations, Australia
- 4. “This made me worried that White fragility will always get in the way of settlers engaging with programs that challenge the colonial structures that benefit them. This made me worried that White fragility is more of concern to some people than the truth.” Nathan “Mudyi” Sentence
- 5. Alice Procter, Uncomfortable Art Tours
- 7. “The consequences of the single story are these: it robes people of their dignity; it makes our recognition of equal humanity difficult; it emphasises how we are different rather than how we are similar.”
- 10. Debate ICOM Portugal, 20.6.2018
- 11. “In a room full of women and young people, the panel had six men and only one woman. The average age of the speakers was 66,7. All white. These circumstances were no small detail and there were several comments in the audience that pointed to this situation. (…) Of all the people who have been publicly commenting on the museum, couldn’t a more representative panel have been found? This is not my country, let alone my museum.”
- 12. Debate Acesso Cultura, 22.3.2019
- 13. “The public debate about the creation of new museums reveals the state of mind of peoples and societies. But we are obliged to be a little bit more aware of the totalitarian temptation lurking around every corner. We know that museums may not be neutral. That there may be political and ideological smuggling in interpretation centres. That patriotism can hide vices and ominous myths. And that in the name of freedom one also kills, oppresses and prohibits.” António Barreto
- 16. “Indonesia: a history of occupation”, Tropenmuseum
- 17. Tropenmuseum
- 18. Tropenmuseum
- 19. “I don't believe 17.5 million people are racists or idiots. I categorically don't. I think we've got to listen. We've got to try to do what little we can to address the complete vote of no confidence in our system.” Rufus Norris The National Theatre
- 28. • Address discrimination and celebrate diversity • Bring people together and build strong relationships • Enable people to participate and feel included in their communities • Develop practical actions to help people feel positive about all our futures
- 30. Thank you Maria Vlachou Blog: Musing on Culture acessocultura.org