Rights + Responsibilities
How do Indigenous peoples enact their rights to their cultural belongings held in museums? How are they changing museums through activism, public discourse and evolving relationships?
In this program, students will tour selected cultural belongings and artworks by Indigenous artists, exploring themes of Indigenous self-determination and ethical dimensions of museum practice. Following the tour, students will visit the MOA Learning Lab and engage in a hands-on activity of the teacher’s choosing.
Teachers can choose either:
- An art making activity where students creatively imagine the future of museums, informed by the artist and knowledge keeper perspectives shared during the tour.
- An inquiry-based activity where students investigate and think critically about works from the touchable teaching collection.
Please note a required in-class activity must be completed prior to this program. See Teachers’ Notes for activity details.
To book this program, please submit a booking request.
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Photo Credit: Josh Hite