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Ok the title is not that clear, but the guy made a museum in which Native American cultures were to be seen but also understood. Which means he didn't just put pics of people or have some Native Americans stand there to look as odd and stupid as they could to show either the superiority of white men or the "kindness of the first states of men" like it was usually always the case during the romantic era, no, he invited them to show their music and dances for the visitors to discover. He also painted them doing everyday stuff.
Now I still have to research if the people were there as men or as part of a collection (Sadly, given the time period I can't be certain.) Still, this seems to be a much more respectful approach than what was often the case back then, which I find particularly interesting.
I think it'd be nice to make museums a place of exchange where people can meet other cultures and debate, for instance if you're about music you invite some musicians, and maybe even invite people from relevant backgrounds to show what their culture has to offer_ that would need to be done very tactfully of course!! But I think that'd be cool if you went to visit a museum about music and saw musicians or about a culture and saw people from said culture who want to share it with others.
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I'd like to know what you'd think, do you also see it as an opening and dialogue opportunity? Or am I on crack and would that automatically be offensive/patronizing and make people look like objects?
Ok the title is not that clear, but the guy made a museum in which Native American cultures were to be seen but also understood. Which means he didn't just put pics of people or have some Native Americans stand there to look as odd and stupid as they could to show either the superiority of white men or the "kindness of the first states of men" like it was usually always the case during the romantic era, no, he invited them to show their music and dances for the visitors to discover. He also painted them doing everyday stuff.
Now I still have to research if the people were there as men or as part of a collection (Sadly, given the time period I can't be certain.) Still, this seems to be a much more respectful approach than what was often the case back then, which I find particularly interesting.
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I'd like to know what you'd think, do you also see it as an opening and dialogue opportunity? Or am I on crack and would that automatically be offensive/patronizing and make people look like objects?