Decolonising museum practices: Collections, interpretation, and the invisible

In this moderator-led discussion, we examine the mechanics of memory, looking at how history is recorded and retrieved. With Kwame Boafo, scholar and artist from Accra, Ghana, and Peter Jegede, Nigerian archaeologist and museum curator.

Using the concept of ‘Invisible Trees’ – referencing the omitted narratives of slavery and colonialism – we will dive into the technicalities of critical cataloguing, and discuss how to amplify silenced voices within digital collections and transform archival records from static colonial artifacts into inclusive, multi-perspective tools for education.