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Date: Monday, February 1, 2021 at 5:35 PM
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Subject: [AAMG] Webinar: Museums And...Decolonization & Institutional Racism

Preparing for Our Future Museums, a Collaborative of the University of Minnesota's Insitute of Advanced Study, present 

"Museums And..." a series of four conversations with museum professionals + others. 

Emerging museum professionals face challenges to fulfill museums' vital role in communities. The "Museums And..." series explores: "Decolonization & Institutional Racism" on February 4th; "Accessibility & Inclusion" on March 4th;  "Climate Change & Sustainability" on April 1st; and "Museum Leadership" on April 22nd. Conversations will be held from 3-4:30 Central via Zoom.

Programs are free; advance registration required. Registration Link for 2/4:

https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oca7zbvYTwOSM3NHE33mKw 

"Decolonization & Institutional Racism" on February 4th; 3-4:4-Central

·  Cinnamon Caitlin-Laguto, Director, Illinois State Museum

·  Chris Taylor, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inclusion Officer, State of Minnesota

·  Melanie Adams, Director, Anacostia Community Museum, Washington DC

·  Facilitator - Kat Hayes, Associate Professor of Anthropology and affiliate faculty in American Indian Studies and Heritage Studies and Public History, UMN 

Related readings from the AAM TrendsWatch series: 

·  Decolonization (TW19)

·  Capture the Flag: Representation and Identity (TW16)

·  Criminal Justice Reform (TW17)

·  Homelessness and Housing Insecurity (TW19)

Co-PIs Diane Mullin, Senior Curator, Weisman Art Museum and Lin Nelson-Mayson, retired Director, Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota

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