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The Roald Dahl Museum has announced plans to develop free resources for schools as part of its commitment to anti-racism.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jul 2023
The Roald Dahl Museum has announced plans to develop free resources for schools as part of its commitment to anti-racism.
Following an apology made in 2020 for antisemitic remarks by the famous children’s author, the museum in Buckinghamshire, UK, engaged with a number of Jewish community groups to develop a response to the legacy of Dahl’s racism.
The museum this week published a statement, outlining its commitment to anti-racism “through being more welcoming, inclusive, diverse and equitable”.
The statement reads:
“We are working to be more welcoming to all who might wish to visit in person or online, by reflecting the visible diversity of our audiences in our marketing, by running accessible and inclusive recruitment campaigns for staff or trustee positions, by training our people to better understand and welcome everyone, equitably. We are working hard to do better and know we have more to do.
We do not repeat Dahl’s antisemitic statements publicly, but we do keep a record of what he wrote and said in the Museum’s collection, so it is not forgotten.
Since 2021 we have engaged with several organisations within the Jewish community, including the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council, the Community Security Trust, and the Antisemitism Policy Trust. This process has included training for our staff and trustees from the Antisemitism Policy Trust.
We want to keep listening and talking to explore how our organisation might make further contributions towards combatting hate and prejudice, supporting the work of experts already working in this area, including those from the Jewish community.
As a first step to do something constructive, consultation with stakeholders has led to the careful, considered development of resources for Key Stage 2 PHSE and Citizenship teaching in schools. This work seeks to combat prejudice by championing universal children’s rights, explored through the experiences of characters in Roald Dahl’s stories.
Roald Dahl’s racism is undeniable and indelible but what we hope can also endure is the potential of Dahl’s creative legacy to do some good.”
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