Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace John Kua Wei Tchen and Liz Š ev č enko argue that a museum space should be a democratic, representative body that centers dialogue as one of its fundamental pillars. The open dialogue between the organization and communities, according to Tchen and Š ev č enko, is vital to tell a more complete story of how people lived. With this, though, the question is then, “Should every voice be weighed equally?” or “Is every personal ‘truth’ true?” Should museums set limits on what people have the right to say? I believe so, yes. Image curtest of Florida Memory, DG003132 Equality Florida Director Nadine Smith Speaking During the Pride Talk Speaker Forum at Frescos in Lakeland, 2015 I believe that if a museum sets a discussion or sets up a space for a discussion, then there is an obligation on the museum’s part to act as a moderator in discussions. Along with being perceived as a representative space, museums are also seen as safe places...