Alexis Forer

Matters of Policy Podcast

The Pitt Rivers Museum’s Matters of Policy Podcast: Join Bessie Woodhouse, Alexis Forer...

Title	Description	People	Date
Museums and Living Objects with Carey Newman	Megan and Alexis are joined by master carver Carey Newman to discuss the social and cultural lives of museum objects, and the ways museums can better engage with them.	Carey Newman, Megan Mahon, Alexis Forer	6 January, 2022
Art and Indigenous Voices with Eiko Soga	Alexis and Jip are joined by Eiko Soga, a Japanese artist and researcher, to learn how art can play a role in making collections accessible and how it can help museums connect with the voices of peoples behind museum collections.	Eiko Soga, Jip Borm, Alexis Forer	6 January, 2022
Indigenous Futures and Museums with Solomon Enos	Alexis and Megan are joined by Solomon Enos, an Indigenous artist from Hawai’i, to discuss the ways that museum policies can better engage with contemporary Indigenous artists and depict Indigenous futures.	Solomon Enos, Megan Mahon, Alexis Forer	6 January, 2022
The Museum and Communities with Jaalen Edenshaw	Alexis and Bessie are joined by Jaalen Edenshaw, a Haida artist, to discuss the relationship between the museum, the origins of its collections and communities today.	Bessie Woodhouse, Jaalen Edenshaw, Alexis Forer	6 January, 2022
Policy and Practice with Faye Belsey	‘The future of collection doesn’t have to be the past.’ Jip and Alexis are joined by Faye Belsey, Deputy Head of Object Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum, to discuss the relationship between collections policy and everyday practice in the museum.	Jip Borm, Faye Belsey, Alexis Forer	4 January, 2022
Introduction: What is this Policy anyway?	Bessie, Alexis, Jip and Megan explore the themes presented in the museum’s Collections Development Policy. Why does it say so little about repatriation? Who is the widest possible public? And what even is preservation?	Bessie Woodhouse, Jip Borm, Megan Mahon, Alexis Forer	4 January, 2022