University of Minnesota (Weisman Art Museum)

The Weisman Art Museum will consult with Indigenous communities to address issues of reconciliation and decolonization in museum practice. The project will be informed by a completed inventory of the Mimbres material housed by the museum. The project team will work with an advisory committee to develop an institution-wide evaluation practice, which will include Indigenous frameworks and methodologies, the establishment of an Indigenous artist fellowship and a public conversation series exploring decolonization and Indigenization in museum practice. The museum will host a convening to present findings and frameworks to its constituent communities and museum professionals. Through this project, the museum aims to foster deeper relationships and rebuild trust with Indigenous communities, shift practice through power-sharing and reciprocal relationships, establish itself as a platform for critical conversations and dialogue, and build its capacity in culturally responsive evaluation methodologies.