Words Matter – Decolonizing the Museum
Channel: Melting Pro
Date: 2019-11-04

Wayne Modest, Head of Research Center of Material Culture 
 
Wayne Modest is the head of the Research Center of Material Culture. He is also professor of Material Culture and Critical Heritage Studies (by special appointment) in the faculty of humanities at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (VU).  
 
Peace or justice? If we are going to decolonize the museums, we have to do so by reorganizing the way we think and speak about each other, which sometimes can feel uncomfortable. Watch this inspiring speech by Wayne Modest to learn more about how we can share the future. 
 
Wayne speaks about ‘’being included’’. Who includes whom and under what conditions? When the institutions are structurally white and male, gendered and racialized bodies are seen as ‘the other’ that the institution is trying to ‘’include’’. 
 
Video produced during the Summer School of Audience DEvelopment STrategies for cultural organizations in Europe (ADESTE +) project supported by the European Union in Creative Europe programme and aimed at expanding cultural participation.
https://www.adesteplus.eu/