“Museums are essentially social spaces, where people of all sorts can congregate. They are not neutral spaces, nor can they absolve themselves from complicity in colonialism or embedding privilege. They can however act as a starting point and stand for values which are non-negotiable such as religious tolerance, respect for the rule of law, the rights of minorities.”
If not here, where? – the museum as host in a polarised world
“Museums are ideal spaces for young children to learn. They allow children to explore their interests through authentic objects, hands-on exhibits, and activities. Museums also provide early learners interactive and multisensory opportunities –honoring the concrete, active way children learn.”
http://labs.aam-us.org/blog/why-museums-should-care-about-young-children/
“In May I spoke at the Association of Children’s Museums conference about working with a museum to revise their education programs to align with curriculum standards, and how successful that change was for the museum. And a recent project for my consulting business included watching videos of a museum’s education programs and creating a chart of standards alignment for the museum’s website. But this work has led me to think more about how content standards influence museum school programs, and to wonder if we should be thinking differently.” ~Claudia Ocello
What if our school programs didn’t align with curriculum standards?
https://wexarts.org/series/directors-dialogue-art-and-social-change?utm_source=oncampus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PP_artandchange
The 17 members of President Donald Trump’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities resigned Friday morning in response to Trump’s reaction to the violence and protests in Charlottesville, which have included the equivocation of the white supremacists to counter-protesters, as well as Robert E. Lee to George Washington.
“We cannot sit idly by, the way that your West Wing advisors have, without speaking out against your words and actions,” the members wrote in a joint letter to the President. “Ignoring your hateful rhetoric would have made us complicit in your words and actions. We took a patriotic oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”