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Seeing Truth in Museums receives the 2026 Ethical Award
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Image: Conway Hall Ethical Society’s Chair of Trustees, Carmen D’Cruz presents Dr Jane Wilgoose with the Ethical Award 2026. Photograph copyright and courtesy of Dan Evans
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Seeing Truth in Museums, brought together artists, curators and Indigenous knowledge holders to offer critical perspectives on visual and material culture historically collected for museums in situations of unequal power, in often violent and/or coercive circumstances, during the British colonial era.
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The project took the form of
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- An exhibition displaying works by Janice Ross and Jane Wildgoose
- An in-conversation with the artists as part of Conway Hall's Ethical Matters programme.
- A new installation in Conway Hall Library by Janice Ross & Jane Wildgoose in collaboration with Ben Gaskell
- A conference that invited artists, Indigenous knowledge holders and curators, from the UK and internationally, to critically examine the colonial legacies of collections.
- A new publication by Negative Press - These are Our Living Stories.
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"We were privileged to work with Jane and Janice throughout the project, beginning with Jane’s research into our own collections. Through this collaborative process, we were provided the invaluable opportunity to explore how cultural spaces can engage critically with their own complicated histories – and to understand better how our collections and our spaces affect the lives and experiences of those around us."
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