In this conversation at MOA, Grace will discuss her ongoing research into the repatriation of museum objects back to their places of origin within the context of her own art practice. Healing the Museum is a body of work that Grace began in 2012, which came out of a need to re-introduce non-rational methodologies, such as shamanism, to re-activate the ‘sacredness’ of art spaces. Grace believes that most modern art institutions are out of sync with their audiences’ everyday experiences and the widespread socio-economical and political changes that have taken place globally in the recent decades, have further eroded the relationship between museums and their audiences.

The hour-long talk will be followed by an informal gathering in the MOA Community Lounge.

In partnership with the UBC African Awareness Initiative Conference 2020: Africa in the Diaspora—The African Experience Around the World. Additional workshops of the Vancouver edition of the 2020 Year of Black Healing will be presented by Grace Ndiritu, psychotherapist Aziz Majid, and artist Guadalupe Martinez in association with OR Gallery from February 3 to 7, 2020.