Local Contexts Provenance Research

Local Contexts is “a global initiative that supports Indigenous communities with tools that can reassert cultural authority in heritage collections and data.” The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is implementing Local Contexts Notices within our African, South Pacific, and Native Arts of the Americas collections and is working towards consultations with Indigenous communities to better understand and respectfully care our collections while grounding Indigenous rights.

To begin a consultation, please contact Anne M. Young, Director of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property, or Emma Carter, Rights Specialist, or connect with the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields through the Local Contexts Hub .