Author Archives: Jonathan McMahon
Let’s Ask the Pros
Hello, readers. It’s been a while since I have contributed to the Museum’s blog, but alas here I find myself pounding away at the keyboard yet again, this time with a request. You may have noticed recently that we have … Continue reading
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Lessons from Denver
The Denver Art Museum (DAM as it is affectionately known) has recently reopened their Native American Art section after a seven-month closure. Why? So they could attribute the names of actual makers to the pieces they made. Could a slow … Continue reading
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Art vs. Artifact: How nomenclature defines our value of Indian culture
Jon McMahon here, back with another attempt to bring a little museum theory out of the academy. Hopefully without causing a major exodus from our fanbase. In my last entry I mentioned that museums have been extremely influential in how … Continue reading
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A Place to Learn in the Post-Colonial Era
…non-Natives, including curators and other scholars, cannot themselves adequately represent the views of others and should no longer try. What they can do however is report on those views and provide better opportunities for people to represent themselves within the established museum context, through … Continue reading
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