This presentation will explore the potential of participatory action research to co-develop provenance research and envision possible pathways for the conservation and management of Maya relics in museums based on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. It aims to open an invitation to the academic community, museums and civil society to actively engage in “future oriented dialogues” on museum collections and international law. The case of the Dzibilnoac paintings at the Rautenstrauch Joest Museum offers a great opportunity to work in partnership with the Maya communities to
1) raise awareness on the ongoing problem of looting of Maya relics and sacred sites and the global supply chains taking relics to distant countries in the global north, security gaps, as well as
2) to investigate the subjective, emotional, and traumatic dimensions of cultural heritage and their impact on both Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies, as they are bridged by museum collections and
3) to trigger conversations with grassroots communities and civil society about futurities on heritage management and conservation, with a special focus 1) on promoting Indigenous Peoples' rights to control, manage and transmit heritage for the generations to come and 2) on collective healing processes for civil society sharing links with museum collections.
Sherin Abu Chouka holds an international PhD in Latin American History.
Manuel May is a Maya Indigenous scholar from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Manuel holds a PhD in Architectural Heritage.
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Für: Erwachsene
| Von: Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
| Treffpunkt: Bibliothek des RJM
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