[Bcma-l] War Museum - Autonomy in research and interpretation for
educational institutions?
bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
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But surely the truth remains the truth. If you choose to censor the =20
facts because of the fear of loss of funding, you are still masking =20
the truth: a deeply disturbing state of affairs for any institution =20
which lists education as part of its mandate. Surely the way forward =20=
would be to work with your funding agency (I admit, this could lead =20
to a stale-mate) and educate them so that they realize that what =20
you're attempting is not a personal attack, but a reflection on an =20
historical incident which has a variety of sides to it, pro and con. =20=
With consultation, incendiary or emotive language can be edited while =20=
the truth (the death of hundreds of thousands of unarmed and non-=20
military citizens) remains intact.
I feel very strongly about this topic. Both my father and my husband =20=
fought in WWII (unusual for someone my age, I know) and both felt =20
deeply ashamed of the allied carpet bombing of parts of Germany. I =20
agree with the letter writer in the Times Colonist this a.m. who =20
stated, point blank, that the flight crews themselves were only =20
obeying orders. As for the men who dreamt up the atrocity..........
Patricia Kidd, M.A., Cultural Historian
1025 Moss Street
Victoria B.C. Canada
V8V 4P2
(250)382-2543
On 4-Sep-07, at 11:43 AM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
> I believe that an educational institution is usually accountable to =20=
> its funders and is not really autonomous. Any granting agency or =20
> benefactor has its things they want to fund. If you don=92t want to =20=
> do those things, then of course you don=92t have to =85 but you also =20=
> don=92t receive their funding.
>
>
> A city museum is accountable through the administration to its City =20=
> Council which in turn is accountable to the citizens. Such a museum =20=
> might wish to address issues of racial prejudice for example in =20
> that city, but the reality is that they might not be able to do so =20
> in the way that staff might want to. Sometimes it is in the timing. =20=
> The Vancouver Museumnow has an exhibit about the Japanese in =20
> Vancouver but the issue of the forced evacuation in 1942 could not =20
> have been addressed by them at the time. Even a museum of an =20
> educational facility (e.g. MOA) might face censorship if staff =20
> decided in the name of educational freedom to address a very =20
> controversial and emotional topic. Sometimes it is self-censorship =20
> =96 reading the situation and realizing that discretion is the better =20=
> part of valour sometimes. On the other hand, a Museum Director =20
> could stick their neck out.
>
>
> Colin MacGregor Stevens,
>
> Manager,
>
> New Westminster Museum and Archives,
>
> 302 Royal Avenue,
>
> New Westminster, BC,
>
> V3L 1H7
>
>
> Phone Office: 604-527-4639
>
> Work Cellular : 604-830-6965
>
> Fax: 604-527-4641
>
> E-mail: cstevens@newwestcity.ca
>
> Web Site: www.newwestminster.ca
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-=20
> admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]
> Sent: September 1, 2007 2:23 AM
> To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
> Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] War Museum
>
>
> This is an important issue and all of us as museum professionals =20
> should be concerned. Irregardless of the source of funding we =20
> need to be autonomous in the research and interpretation that we =20
> offer as an educational, not a political, institution.
>
> James Tirrul-Jones
> Railway and Forestry Museum
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I believe that BC Museums and CMA should lend what little weight =20
> they have in support of the War Museums independent ability to =20
> present history.
>
> The idea of political and single interest groups lobbying in such =20
> a case is reprehensible, and I believe we should make our views =20
> known.
>
> In a land where people died over the issue of free speech, where =20
> is it, and where is the free [and independent prerogative] in =20
> doing our job objectively?
>
> Our museum was subjected to such pressure and caved in due to an =20
> in-camera meeting by our city council, which went on to dictate as =20=
> to what we could or could not exhibit. No members of the public or =20=
> delegations were allowed to debate such an important issue.
>
> To our shame, we accepted their ultimatum in, but it still does =20
> not destroy the principle and concept of museum independence,.
>
> Our alternative would have been to close the museum.
>
> This is an important issue and I am surprised that I have not =20
> heard any pronouncements about this by our museum organizations.
>
> Are we too busy planning conferences and workshops and patting =20
> ourselves on the back to pay attention to such an important issue?
>
> Larry A. Ewashen, Curator & General Manager
> The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
> 112 Heritage Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5
> 1-250-365-5327
> www.Doukhobor-Museum.org <http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org>
>
>
>
>
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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">But surely the truth remains the =
truth.=A0 If you choose to censor the facts because of the fear of loss =
of funding, you are still masking the truth: =A0a deeply disturbing =
state of affairs for any institution which lists education as part of =
its mandate.=A0 Surely the way forward would be to work with your =
funding agency (I admit, this could lead to a stale-mate) and educate =
them so that they realize that what you're attempting is not a personal =
attack, but a reflection on an historical incident which has a variety =
of sides to it, pro and con.=A0 With consultation, incendiary or emotive =
language can be edited while the truth (the death of hundreds of =
thousands of unarmed and non-military citizens) remains =
intact.=A0=A0<DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I =
feel very strongly about this topic.=A0 Both my father and my husband =
fought in WWII (unusual for someone my age, I know) and both felt deeply =
ashamed of the allied carpet bombing of parts of Germany.=A0 I agree =
with the letter writer in the Times Colonist this a.m. who stated, point =
blank, that the flight crews themselves were only obeying orders.=A0 As =
for the men who dreamt up the atrocity..........</DIV><DIV><BR =
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128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">I believe that an =
educational institution is usually accountable to its funders and is not =
really autonomous. Any granting agency or benefactor has its things they =
want to fund. If you don=92t want to do those things, then of course you =
don=92t have to =85 but you also don=92t receive their =
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its City Council which in turn is accountable to the citizens. Such a =
museum might wish to address issues of racial prejudice for example in =
that city, but the reality is that they might not be able to do so in =
the way that staff might want to. Sometimes it is in the timing. The =
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in 1942 could not have been addressed by them at the time. Even a museum =
of an educational facility (e.g. MOA) might face censorship if staff =
decided in the name of educational freedom to address a very =
controversial and emotional topic. Sometimes it is self-censorship =96 =
reading the situation and realizing that discretion is the better part =
of valour sometimes. On the other hand, a Museum =
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13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
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">Subject:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> Re: [Bcma-l] War =
Museum</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in; =
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in; =
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"1" face=3D"Verdana"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; ">This is an =
important issue and all of us as museum professionals should be =
concerned. =A0=A0Irregardless of the source of funding we need to be =
autonomous in the research and interpretation that we offer as an =
educational, not a political, institution.</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family:=
Verdana; "><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; ">James =
Tirrul-Jones</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; ">Railway and =
Forestry Museum</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><BR =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "></SPAN></FONT></P><BLOCKQUOTE =
style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:.5in; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"1" =
face=3D"Verdana"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><BR =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; ">=A0</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: =
Verdana; "><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; ">=A0</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><FONT color=3D"green"><SPAN =
style=3D"color:green; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; ">I believe that BC Museums =A0and CMA should lend =
what little weight they have in support of the War Museums =A0independent =
ability to present history.</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; "></SPAN></FONT><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; =
"><FONT color=3D"green"><SPAN style=3D"color:green; color: rgb(0, 128, =
0); font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; ">The idea of =
political and =A0single interest groups lobbying in such a case is =
reprehensible, and I believe =A0we should make our views =
known.</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; =
"></SPAN></FONT><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><FONT =
color=3D"green"><SPAN style=3D"color:green; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; ">In a land where people =A0died =
over the issue of free speech, where is it, and where is the free [and =
=A0independent prerogative] in doing our job objectively?</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; =
"></SPAN></FONT><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><FONT =
color=3D"green"><SPAN style=3D"color:green; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; ">Our museum was subjected =A0to =
such pressure and caved in due to an in-camera meeting by our city =
council, =A0which went on to dictate as to what we could or could not =
exhibit. No members =A0of the public or delegations were allowed to =
debate such an important =A0issue.</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, =
0); font-family: Verdana; "></SPAN></FONT><BR style=3D"font-family: =
Verdana; "><FONT color=3D"green"><SPAN style=3D"color:green; color: =
rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; ">To our shame, =
=A0we accepted their ultimatum in, but it still does not destroy the =
=A0principle and concept of museum independence,.</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; =
"></SPAN></FONT><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><FONT =
color=3D"green"><SPAN style=3D"color:green; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; ">Our alternative =A0would have =
been to close the museum.</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; "></SPAN></FONT><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; =
"><FONT color=3D"green"><SPAN style=3D"color:green; color: rgb(0, 128, =
0); font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; ">This is an =
important =A0issue and I am surprised that I have not heard any =
pronouncements about this =A0by our museum organizations.</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; =
"></SPAN></FONT><BR style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><FONT =
color=3D"green"><SPAN style=3D"color:green; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; ">Are we too busy planning =
=A0conferences and workshops and patting ourselves on the back to pay =
attention =A0to such an important issue?</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; "></SPAN></FONT><BR =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; "><FONT color=3D"green"><SPAN =
style=3D"color:green; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; ">Larry A. Ewashen, Curator =A0& General =
Manager</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; ">The Doukhobor Discovery Centre</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Verdana; ">112 Heritage Way, =A0Castlegar V1N 4M5</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Verdana; ">1-250-365-5327</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); =
font-family: Verdana; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Verdana; ">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org =
</SPAN><A href=3D"http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: =
Verdana; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; =
"><http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org></SPAN></A><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Verdana; "></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV =
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