The Permanent Collection (formerly, Invasive Species) by
A play-in-progress by Tori Keenan-Zelt and Elinor T Vanderburg, developed with and directed by Portia Krieger. The Permanent Collection is an exploration of our relationships to the cultural and scientific institutions that framed the world for us. It's about why we loved the American Museum of Natural History as kids, but our kids think it's creepy (and now we do too). And it's the story of...
A play-in-progress by Tori Keenan-Zelt and Elinor T Vanderburg, developed with and directed by Portia Krieger. The Permanent Collection is an exploration of our relationships to the cultural and scientific institutions that framed the world for us. It's about why we loved the American Museum of Natural History as kids, but our kids think it's creepy (and now we do too). And it's the story of friendship between a white mom and a Black soon-to-be-mom in 2024.
The museum sorts us into categories: colonized and colonizers. How do we resist/transcend these categories?
Does the museum still need to exist? If we burned it down what would we put in its place?
The museum sorts us into categories: colonized and colonizers. How do we resist/transcend these categories?
Does the museum still need to exist? If we burned it down what would we put in its place?