Developing a Critical Engagement with Ethics for 21st-Century Exhibitions

Monday, May 20

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Room 348/349

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Content developers, designers, evaluators, fabricators, and others engaged in exhibition development often face ethical challenges. In this session, explore how to tackle ethical quandaries related to interpretation, display, stakeholder engagement, technology, current social and political forces, and other topics. Examine problematic scenarios and refine ethical values for modern-day exhibition planning.

Learning Objectives:

Gain insights into how exhibition developers have faced ethical challenges and established institutional values to address problems.
Identify ethical values that can contribute to the development of best practices in exhibition development.
Analyze real-world scenarios that pose ethical challenges in exhibition planning and development, and apply principles to formulate ethical responses.

Moderator(s)

Janet Marstine

Associate Professor, School of Museum Studies
University of Leicester

Panelist(s)

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Joanna Groarke

Director of Public Engagement and Library Exhibitions Curator
The New York Botanical Garden
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Emilie Johnson

Assistant Curator
Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Ian Kerrigan

Senior Vice President, Exhibitions
9/11 Memorial & Museum