Whose Truth in BC Museums?

Posted by Tad McIlwraith on September 13th, 2007 filed in Cultural Relativity, Museums

TheTyee.ca asks that question this week. To answer it, they look at the recent experiences of three British Columbia museums: the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA); Haida Gwaii Museum (Skidegate); and, the Royal BC Museum. The answer? Museum of Anthropology director Anthony Shelton says: “We want to be provocative, while also being respectful.”

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