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Repatriation and Ownership of Global Museum Collections with David Gassett
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David is a life-long New Yorker with a B.A. in Anthropology and Archaeology from Columbia University and a M.A. in Anthropology and Museum Studies from the George Washington University and the Smithsonian Institution. His academic specialities lie in indigenous and non-Western art, cultural heritage, and progressive museum models. David has worked as an educator in schools and museums and published internationally about museum pedagogy. When not in a museum, he enjoys a good book, skiing, and exploring the history of his Brooklyn neighborhood.
Not suitable for children under age 13 (sensitive content).
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
David is an excellent lecturer. He has taken a very dense and complex subject and provided a fascinating, very accessible presentation. Because of viewing this, I will be much more aware and questioning of how museums acquired their collections.
Enjoyed this presentation tremendously. Very well researched and organized, thought provoking, topical examples for discussion. Will definitely look into the additional recommended resources
I loved this seminar. There was a lot of material delivered in a detailed but comprehensible manner. Very thorough.
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This seminar was something I just randomly picked, and it was fascinating. David Gassett certainly earned the right to speak about Repatriation. He provided a bit of history on the origins of museums, history on the "acquisition" of museum objects, repatriation, and closed with recent activism. So glad I tuned in!