The Redpath Museum has decided to place a moratorium on all new acquisitions for a period of four years effective on May 1, 2022. This means that we will not accept any new donations until the moratorium is lifted. As the Museum enters a major planning phase of upcoming renovations, combined with a critical lack of space related to a significant growth of the collections over the past years, this measure is necessary to allow our collections team time to process all uncatalogued items and plan the reorganization of our spaces.
We thank all those who wish to donate objects or specimens and invite you to contact us when the moratorium is lifted.
Land Acknowledgement
McGill University is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.
Rematriation, Repatriation and Restitution Statement
We acknowledge that the return and restitution of cultural and natural heritage to communities of origin is an essential part of reconciliation and of recognizing the fundamental rights of Indigenous Peoples. As part of wider efforts to activate the standards presented in the Canadian Museums Association Report Moved to Action: Activating UNDRIP in Canadian Museums (2022), the Redpath is working towards pro-active restitution practices. As per our Collections Management Policy (2024), repatriation requests will be received by the Redpath Museum Director and will be treated on a case-by-case basis.
