Museum Professional Advocates for Post-Crisis Transformation at VEX Conference

A museum professional delivered a presentation at the VEX conference, focusing on constructing a better future for the cultural sector rather than returning to previous norms. The speaker argued that what was considered normal before recent disruptions often involved systemic inequities, such as Western institutions displaying artifacts taken from other regions. The presentation emphasized that normalcy does not equate to ethical practice or optimal conditions. Attendees were invited to collaboratively envision which aspects of the field should be preserved, altered, or eliminated. The talk positioned the current period as an opportunity to build an improved reality that could eventually become a new standard. The event occurred in 2020, with the content published online in November of that year.