Museum ethics (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lia Tarle. George Nicholas. Hugo Cardoso.

Museums display archaeological human remains to educate visitors about past people’s lives, beliefs, and customs, and to encourage reflection. However, over the past fifty years, political changes, including civil rights, decolonization, and repatriation movements, have driven some museum professionals and academics to re-evaluate the authority of museums and their ethics. These developments have inspired discussions about the ethical treatment of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous human...