Lakehead Universiety along with the Couchiching Institute of Public Affairs putting on a special round table this evening dealing the role museums play in human rights issues.
The event takes place at the Orillia Museum of Art and History and will feature guest speaker Dr. Jennifer Carter, Assistant Professor, Museum Studies, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto.
She will discuss her research, which explores the phenomenon of issues-based museums and how this shift can nurture discussion and debate on human rights issues. Specific reference will be made to the Federation of International Human Rights Museums and the development of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, currently under construction in Winnipeg.
