This talk will examine how Perth Museum is moving forward in its understanding and response to its inheritance of colonial collecting practices that have shaped its collection.
Mark Hall, Collections Officer, will review the Museum’s history and its origins with the Perth Literary & Antiquarian Society and how they amassed or assembled material from across the globe, often in the orbit of the British Empire and its trading and military enterprises.
Moving on to consider the current Perth Museum, Mark will discuss how our colonial legacies have been addressed and how we respond equitably to First Nation communities around the world. Looking specifically at our collaboration with the Māori of Aotearoa or New Zealand including cultural returns, a Memorandum of Understanding.
Adult: £8.25; Concessions: £5.50 (inc. 10% booking fee)
St John’s Place, Perth, PH1 5SZ
Perth Museum will open its doors on 30 March 2024 after a £27 million redevelopment project. This world-class cultural and heritage attraction will highlight the fascinating objects and stories that put Perth and Kinross at the centre of Scotland’s story.
This is an immersive production, actors will be in the aisles but the audience will remain seated throughout.
This is an immersive production, actors will be in the aisles but the audience will remain seated throughout.
This is an immersive production, actors will be in the aisles but the audience will remain seated throughout.
This is an immersive production, actors will be in the aisles but the audience will remain seated throughout.
This is an immersive production, actors will be in the aisles but the audience will remain seated throughout.