![]() ![]() ![]() New ways for young people to connect Dr Sadia Habib and OSCH participantsĪt Manchester Museum we have been doing this through the Our Shared Cultural Heritage project (OSCH), jointly funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and British Council. Engaging with South Asian communities must encourage a joint critique of the obvious connections between museums and the British Empire. Therefore, co-curation cannot simply be a benign exercise in selecting objects. But they must also acknowledge that some of their collections owe their presence in UK museums to the exploitation of South Asia by the British during centuries of colonial rule. Some institutions are using co-curation, often involving local people developing projects in collaboration with museums.Įngaging with South Asian communities must encourage a joint critique of the obvious connections between museums and the British Empire. This is the only way they can remain relevant in multicultural societies, and representative of the UK in the 21st century. It’s vital for museums to seek exciting and creative new ways to promote social justice, anti-colonial thought and critical education.
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