Museums and Racism

<p>Focused on the broad field of multicultural policy <em>Museums and Racism</em> examines how the Immigration Museum in Melbourne Australia has responded to political culture and public debate around racism. The opening of The National Museum of Australia in Canberra is also examined in some detail as a comparison providing broader national social and political context. Message argues that the case studies examined demonstrate the close relationship between museum and exhibition development on the one hand and policy politics and public opinion on the other. She widens her argument with brief discussion of comparative examples from the USA and elsewhere.</p>