WORLD PANDEMIC, BLACK LIVES MATTER, SUPPORT THE BLUE LINE, EQUAL &, LGBTQ RIGHTS. These are the focus of today’s headlines, but they are not very different from the headlines of a century ago on many of the same social issues. How can museums address this? What are the challenges for historical organizations to not only record these issues, but to make a difference?
Ken Turino, Manager of Community Partnerships and Resource Development, Historic New England, and Museum Studies, Tufts University discusses how museums across America are addressing issues of race, social justice, and community engagement - impacting their communities as a whole.
Please watch this 45 minute presentation from the Nahant Historical Society as we explore what our responsibility is to our community as a keeper of the records of today’s emotional and passion-filled issues.