Introduction - Kelli Spampinato

Hello! For those of you that don't know me, I'm Kelli. I am a 4th year museum studies major with a minor in archaeology. As for experience in museum studies, I intern at the RMSC and have a bit of archaeological  field experience. My interests lie in collections. I really love the objects a museum holds and the stories they tell. While I think my career lies in collections management, for my thesis topic, I am really interested in museum ethics and cultural sensitivity. I am thinking of doing some kind of project centering around the Charlotte carousel panel that was taken down earlier this year. I'm sure many of you are familiar with it, but in case anyone isn't, it was a panel depicted two slave children being attacked by a rooster (I've included a picture). It cause a bit of an uproar in the community and was finally voted to be removed and replaced my the city's preservation board. It is currently being housed at the RMSC and, while I'm unsure of what exactly my project could be, I think it could be a very interesting topic to tackle.