For this week’s discussion I chose to look at the Anchorage Museum here in Alaska and the Katuak Cultural Center in Nuuk, Greenland. There are a lot of differences between these two institutions, but the thing that binds them is there dedication to representing their respective cultural heritages. The biggest difference is their general purpose.…
Read MoreThis was a hard week for me to get through. There are so many controversies and questions about ethics, rights, and responsibilities of Museums, seeing them laid out at once always makes me feel so angry and makes me wonder if I even want to participate in these systems and institutions at all. Of course…
Read MoreI found this week’s topic very interesting and I really enjoyed the readings and the videos a lot. I grew up in a household where technology wasn’t really used and now as an adult who grew up in the digital age, I continuously find myself underestimating and misunderstanding the digital world and its capabilities. The…
Read MoreI found this weeks topic really interesting and incredibly informative. There are so many more elements involved with preventative conservation that I originally understood. For the discussion this week I chose to compare a natural element like a caribou hide, and a man-made object like a painting. In my research and experience, there are a…
Read MoreThere are many complications that occur when working with living collections that are specific to the needs of particular institutions. I’ve been to many living collections without truly realizing that was the type of museum I was visiting. I think the overarching complication that comes up with living collections is a lack of funding. As…
Read MoreI found this week’s discussion question very interesting and a touch more complicated that the simplicity of the question implies. Immediately, my mind did summersaults down a kaleidoscopic rabbit hole of related questions. How museums collect, what they do with what’s collected, and how it’s represented, including how collecting caused and continues to cause harm.…
Read MoreCultural museums have always been very interesting to me because they often tell stories and histories of groups that lack appropriate recognition. I appreciate these museums because they help shape a fuller picture of society. One of these museums that I look forward to visiting someday soon is the African American Museum of Philadelphia. It’s…
Read MoreThere are so many positions within museums that I would be more that happy to apply for, however there are positions I prefer over others, While curatorial services hold the most interest for me personally, there are a number of other jobs across the museum that are interesting to me. At the last museum I…
Read MoreThe origins of the Natural history museum don’t differ too drastically from other types of museums. For instance, both art museums and natural history museums grew out of private collections owned by wealthy individuals during the renaissance, and while art museums grew from galleries and salon, natural history museums grew from the cabinets of curiosities.…
Read MoreMy understanding of museums is rooted in the art world. I’ve studied how those museums came to be and expanded and changed over time. Specifically I’ve studied the exclusionary practices of those museums and the current reckoning their are having with their role with continuing colonizing ideas. i’ve spent a lot of time asking who’s…
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