Engaging Native American Communities for Cultural Respect and Collaboration in Repurposing Shuttered Museum Spaces

A recent article in the New York Times, by Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small, explains how leading museums are removing Native American displays due to new federal rules. It seems we are at the beginning of a long overdue reassessment of the ethics behind displaying cultural artifacts. The Level Studio Architecture team thought it was important to weigh in on this to discuss the importance of cultural respect, Indigenous rights, representation and inclusion, educational value, ethical responsibility, and evolving legal compliance issues.