![]() Further, behind this assumption lurks the idea of museum neutrality, a concept that is reinforced every time it is decried, e.g: Upon reflection, the very question contains an assumption that for museums to work against xenophobia, racism, climate denial, etc is problematic–something new or challenging or out of the ordinary. I made up the question, and now I’m stuck. Three months later I am still laboring on my follow-up post. What is our role as cultural institutions during a time when a free press is denigrated, when xenophobia, racism, and intolerance appear to be on the rise and even encouraged by those in power, when the veracity of science is questioned? As implied by “Part 1” in the title, and as I stated at the end of the post, I planned a second entry where I would examine a number of questions, including: ![]() In a post written on March 2, 2017, Stayin’ Alive, Part 1: Advocacy, I described efforts by the American Alliance of Museums, on behalf of the larger US museum community, to advocate for continued government funding of museums and cultural institutions in the face of a proposed Trump budget. A museum’s attempt to be “neutral.” Is it? What questions does it raise? Photo by Stacey Mann
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