ORION Public Lecture & Panel Presentation

The Aftermath of Toxic Pesticides in Museum Collections and their Impact on Materials and Human Beings

What does the presence chemicals mean within cultural contexts? What are the possibilities around remediation? What responsibilities do institutions carry in the process of returning sacred objects to the communities they were taken from?

A roundtable discussion with Helene Tello, Senior Conservator

Chief Wedlidi Speck, VP of People, Culture and Reconciliation, Royal BC Museum
Heidi Swierenga, Conservator, Museum of Anthrology,UBC
Carey Newman, Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices, Visual Arts

Moderated by:  Sm Łoodm ‘Nüüs Mique’l Dangeli, UVic Art History & Visual Studies Professor