摘要：This paper argues that community consultation is not always a democraticprocess as power often resides with museum staff members who decide whichcommunity views to accept and which to ignore. Drawing upon a series of semi-structured interviews with community members, community officers, curatorsand other museum staff as part of the 1807 Commemoratedproject, I attest thatconsultative group members often experienced frustration, anger, anddisappointment during and after the development of the 1807 exhibitions. Theseemotions were primarily driven by the communities' unmet needs and expectationsas well as by a clash between object-centric curatorial choices and people-oriented community voices; members of the African-Caribbean communityviewed their participation in the consultation meetings both as a means ofempowerment of their communities and as a gesture of acknowledgement,social justice and recognition. Thus, it is imperative that community consultationis replaced by active negotiation and engagement that is aimed at shared powerand ownership
关键词：community consultation; negotiation; ownership; identity; social justice
