The Institute of Island Studies (IIS) is bringing museum and heritage professionals together with the general public to discuss the current museum/artifactory issue. We will gather information on public perceptions, concerns, and positions and make this information available to the public and our elected decision-makers. Our initiative provides Islanders’ with an opportunity for consultation and discussion on public policy for heritage use, protection and education.
IIS is hosting public forums in eastern, western and central PEI in early March to facilitate discussion around several points:
- a strategic plan for provincial museum development : how that might happen through a public process, and what the key elements might be
- whether or not a moratorium on the proposed artifactory move is advisable until a publicly developed strategic plan for the storage and use of Islanders' heritage artifacts is put in place. At this point key funding for the move has not been approved.
- the value of a capital city, provincial museum and its ability to augment the diversity and individual strengths of our current small, seasonal museums, and what basic criteria such an institution should meet
You are encouraged to attend our meetings and to put forth your input as to the future of heritage use, research , exhibition and education on PEI. Meetings will be held:
Charlottetown on March 7th, 7pm at Murphy's Community Centre Room 205.
200 Richmond St. (former Basilica Rec.)
200 Richmond St. (former Basilica Rec.)
Miscouche on March 8th, 7pm at Musee Acadien, Route 2
St. Peters on March 13th at Dr. Roddie Community Centre, 7pm
We would also encourage you to visit the PEI Museum blog at http://peimuseum.blogspot.com to post your comments/input or write directly to us at ourheritage@upei.ca.
Thank-you, we hope to see you there.
Please forward this email to anyone and everyone.
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