Every day thrift stores across America receive donations of objects that display racial imagery— antique advertising cards, collectible salt-and-pepper shakers, vintage children’s books, and mugs with sports team mascots. Are these objects harmless reminders of historical attitudes or do they continue to perpetuate negative stereotypes about race? Should thrift stores sell these objects? Or should […]

Curators Sarah Minshew and Russanne Hoff will take visitors on a tour of the Hastings Museum highlighting items with problematic legacy. Participants will be invited to think about the ethics of objects that are on display, multiple viewpoints of having these items on display, and the difficult decisions museums make every day about preservation, representation, […]