大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「Sir Hans Sloane bequeathed his collection to the nation in 1753 on the condition that a new, freely accessible public museum be created to house it. His collection of books, natural history specimens and objects became the foundation of the British Museum. Like many collectors of his era, Sloane’s collecting is tied closely to empire and slavery – he and his family profited from sugar plantations in Jamaica worked by enslaved people, and some of the objects in his collection were also collected with assistance from English planters and enslaved people. So how do we navigate Sloane’s story today? Our special podcast episode explores Hans Sloane’s life, legacy and collection. Guests Miranda Lowe and James Delbourgo join Director Hartwig Fischer and curator Sushma Jansari to examine the role of slavery and enslaved people in Sloane’s collecting practices and consider how museums should respond to these histories. Listen via the link in our bio, or search for ‘British Museum podcast’ on any major podcast platform – excerpts below. ‘For the first time, we are bringing this enslaved African story into this conversation. They would not, at that point in time, be able to bring their own voices and narratives to it, other than Sloane himself documenting and writing about it, from his perspective’ – Miranda Lowe is Principal Curator and museum scientist at the Natural History Museum. ‘Sloane embodies the kinds of difficult histories and connections ...that we have taken far too long to talk about... [Yet] Sloane’s radical vision of public, universal access to collections is something that we still cherish’ – James Delbourgo is the James Westfall Thompson Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University, New Jersey. The Museum is developing plans for new displays and programmes to address questions around collecting, empire and the transatlantic slave trade. This work will evolve over time and we will continue to engage in these crucial debates and discussions. You can visit a newly updated display about Sloane’s collecting and his relationship with empire and slavery in Case 14, Room 1. We’re reopening on 27 August – find out more on our website.」8月23日 1時16分