How to decolonise a Museum

Can a National Museum Rebuild Its Collection Without Colonialism? This is a fascinating article in the New York Times brought to my attention by reader Roz Keller.

In 2018 the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro suffered a devastating fire. The irreparable loss of its colonial period collection allowed the space for a new focus for the museum creating a display put together in cooperation with indigenous people.

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