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DESCRIPTION:Have you read about or had protesters demanding that parts of 
 cultural collections are offensive or need to be removed? Have you though
 t about what you would do in response to such demands? Cultural heritage 
 objects\, monuments and artworks have long had the capacity to incite pro
 test. Calls from communities for the removal of monuments and art works a
 re coming with greater frequency in the wake of rising social activism. W
 hen such an object falls under your professional care it can be hard not 
 to feel under attack. Taken at face value\, preservation can seem to be a
 t odds with the removal of objects on display. Difficult conversations ab
 out the place of monuments and other cultural heritage objects in our mid
 st have been playing out in many communities.This webinar will review som
 e approaches that organizations have used in handling problematic collect
 ion objects with an eye towards balancing collection care and public crit
 ique. While the topics can be difficult and highly emotional\, we will lo
 ok at ways to provide a constructive and empathetic listening environment
  where both audiences and collections can come together to create product
 ive learning arenas. Case studies include the removal of confederate monu
 ments\, WPA murals in a university setting that include insensitive racia
 l stereotypes\, and historic figures glorified in the past for behavior t
 hat is now considered predatory.\nFor more info and to register: https://
 www.connectingtocollections.org/whose-heritage/
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LOCATION:Online \,
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SUMMARY:Connecting to Collections Care - Whose Heritage? Objects\, Politic
 s and Collections Care
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