An independent Steering Group have recommended how Scotland’s existing and future museum collections and museum spaces can better recognise and represent Scotland’s colonial and slavery history. The Group is independently chaired by Sir Geoff Palmer, renowned scientist and human rights activist.
The Group is representative of relevant expertise and community interests, and diverse in its membership.
The Group members are:
- Sir Geoff Palmer, Chair
- Jatin Haria, Deputy Chair (Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights)
- Abeer Eladany (University of Aberdeen)
- Lewis Hou (Science Ceilidh and The Anti-Racist Educator)
- Parveen Ishaq (Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equalities Council)
- Churnjeet Mahn (Strathclyde University)
- Steph Scholten (The Hunterian, ICOM Ethics Committee, MGS Board Member)
- Elena Trimarchi (David Livingstone Centre)
- Lisa Williams (Edinburgh Caribbean Association)
- Zandra Yeaman (The Hunterian)
The Steering Group have been supported by a range of invited advisors, specialists in relevant related fields, who led working groups on specific areas of enquiry.
Click on these links to find the Project Overview and the Terms of Reference.
Informed By Public Consultation
The recommendations were developed through a national consultation of workshops, focus groups, and the biggest public survey of attitudes to museums and racism conducted in Scotland by Diffley Partnership.
Evidence for the project includes The Legacy Report by Intercultural Youth Scotland and youth researchers. This strand of the consultation directly highlights the perspectives of Black people and People of Colour in Scotland and aims to address the underrepresentation of Black People and People of Colour (BPoC) in research and consultation, particularly the exclusion of young BPoC and their views.
The report can be found here.
