Management & Administration

Franco’s Body: Whose Heritage Is It?

Permalink: https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/AAMers/fsPopup.asp?mode=presInfo&PresentationID=490116

Monuments, historical sites, and even cemeteries are perennially at risk of profanation, vandalism, or terrorism. At the 2018 annual meeting, this panel discussed the notion of museums’ complicity in the looting and holding for ransom of artworks, and, in turn, museums’ role as places of sanctuary. Continuing this dynamic and lively discussion, focus on our responsibility for protecting public heritage sites, including burial sites and open-air museums.

Learning Objectives:

• Raise your awareness of an issue of global importance: Whose cultural heritage do we protect?
• Develop reasoned responses to questions about museums’ role in protecting or advocating for public sites or monuments under attack.
• Consider how far museums should go in the restoration and stewardship of objects or monuments now considered objectionable or offensive.

Moderator(s)

• 

  William Eiland

  Director
  Georgia Museum of Art

Panelist(s)

• 

  France Desmarais

  Deputy Executive Director & Scientific Director
  ALIPH - International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas
• 

  Corine Wegener

  Director, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative
  Smithsonian Institution