This course offers an opportunity to reflect on, explore, and actively develop anti-racist practices in all aspects of your role within the museum.
While focusing on objects and collections, as well as the audiences and communities you engage with, you will build skills, expand capacity, and deepen your commitment to anti-racism. These workshops create a dedicated space for thoughtful discussion, critical reflection, and meaningful dialogue on the complex, interwoven themes that shape anti-racist practice across all areas of our work.
We will explore/address the following questions
- What are the gaps in our understanding, knowledge, and skills related to Anti-racism practice?
- How can we build knowledge and awareness of the language and terminology associated with Anti-racism?
- How can we deepen our understanding of Britain’s history of enslavement, empire, colonialism, and its lasting legacies, and how does the past influence the present?
- How do the relationships between people, objects, stories, and spaces shape the work we do in museums?
- How can we build our capacity and confidence to have challenging conversations about race, decolonisation, and museum practices with colleagues, audiences, and learners?
The workshops will help you identify and shape actions and initiatives that create personal, professional, and organisational change.
Who is it for?
This course is designed for individuals involved in delivering learning and engagement at museums, heritage, and cultural sites. The course is intended for participants who have already engaged with reading or studying Anti-Racism.
An extensive list of valuable resources will be shared following the final session.
When & where is it?
This online course will take place over two sessions and will be run through a series of interactive workshops.
Dates: 4 & 11 June, 10am - 1pm. Participants must be able to attend all sessions (the course sessions will not be recorded to ensure a safe space can be maintained for all involved).