Museums and historic monuments are the guardians of collections and histories that often times carry with them legacies of institutional racism and colonialism, one of the effects of which has been the presentation of limited cultural, geographic, gender, and racial perspectives. The psychological and societal impacts of these visible inequities have become increasingly evident.

How can architecture and design be used to build spaces of not only inclusion, but of repair? How can public art and new monuments be used to re-contextualize historical narratives and create spaces that move beyond diversity and towards social engagement and transformation? As part of a series of conversations led and inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, Tufts University Art Galleries brings together an architect, architecture historian, an artist, and a curator to reflect upon how their work in their respective fields contributes to racial discourse, and works toward a vision of racial equity.

Free and open to the public to attend via this link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RRR4ZgqASeujgOwqmREUgw

Co-sponsored with the Tufts Department of Art History and Architecture.