"Do we need a moratorium on the proposed artifactory move?"

by -- Irene Novaczek, Executive Director, IIS

The Institute of Island Studies will host a series of public forums in early March to facilitate discussion around several questions : 

• "Do we need a moratorium on the proposed artifactory move?" and
• "An Island Museum? What do provincial museums have to offer?"

A meeting will be held in each county in order to encourage public
discussion on:

• 1) Why create a museum "hub", to support the decentralized system of seven community museums?

• 2) What is the value of offering a new venue for cultural and natural history education to Island students?

• 3) How do museums work to deliver research, interpretation, education, conservation and exhibitions to serve various needs on PEI and,

• 4) re: the proposed Artifactory move to Murray River: should a solution to storage needs be advanced before the development of a comprehensive, long term Strategic Plan for PEI's Provincial Museum system?

The IIS wishes to bring museum and heritage professionals together with the general public to discuss the current museum/artifactory issue. We will gather information on what the public's perceptions, concerns, and positions are on this matter, and make this information publicly available.  Our initiative addresses the need for Islanders to have an opportunity for consultation and discussion on public policy for heritage conservation and the use of history to inform our needs for future sustainability.


Sincerely yours
Irene Novaczek, Executive Director, IIS