The first webinar in the #EcsiteOnline series took place on 13 May 2020, on inclusive practices and decolonisation in scicomm and museums.

This webinar included presentations to showcase specific projects and involved attendees in polls and an inclusive discussion.

The question of how, if or when objects collected in colonial contexts should be returned to their countries of origin is just one of many. Are our exhibitions too Eurocentric? For exhibitions in formerly colonised countries, how do we include the scientific knowledge and concepts of today’s communities’ ancestors into our communication? What can co-creative projects with source communities or partners in formerly colonised countries look like? When we write and design exhibitions, how can we use language and graphics to reflect critique of power asymmetries and distance ourselves from hegemonic thinking?

You can also watch a dedicated Q&A session arranged after the webinar.

Session curated by Amparo Leyman Pino, Principal, Yellow Cow Consulting (San Francisco, USA) and Anna Schäfers, Curator of Education, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Session speakers: 

Bärbel Auffermann, Director, Stiftung Neanderthal Museum (Mettmann, Germany)
Elizabeth Rasekoala, President, African Gong
Micah Parzen, CEO, San Diego Museum of Man (San Diego, USA)
Caroline Turré, International Affairs Officer, Universcience (Paris, France)