Yesterday I participated in a focus group comprised of a group of Canadians that was related to Te Papa Museum. The group’s purpose was to discuss the mission statement of Te Papa.The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is a forum for the nation to present,
explore and preserve the heritage of its cultures and knowledge of the natural
environment in order to better understand and treasure the past, enrich the present and meet the challenges of the future.
The primary aspect of the discussion focused on the word Forum. We were all asked our first impressions of the word forum and what it might denote within the mission statement. One person stated that he thought of the Roman forum, from ancient times, one suggested a social gathering, and so on. I said that the first thought that came into my head regarding the word forum was a discussion forum on a web site.
When I told Kristie of the group, she said the first thing that came to mind was the Montreal Forum. Being Canadian, you’d wonder why no one else there thought of that.
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