Curating Pacific Art in the United States: A Roundtable Discussion

This roundtable discussion brings together curators and researchers who work with and care for museum collections of Oceanic visual and material culture in the United States. The panelists will share updates on current projects, including the redevelopment of Pacific galleries, acquisition strategies, and new research on collections. This will be an opportunity to discuss critical issues in Oceanic art curation, including: community engagement and critical methodologies grounded in Pacific epistemologies; the ethical and sociopolitical issues around museum collection and display; how to engage with different audiences, especially in the settler colonial context of North America; and how to collaborate across institutions.