The Strength of Diversity
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
“No matter what business you are in, most of the smart people work for someone else.” –Joy’s Law I see many people I work with having to make hard choices about what conference(s) to …
On Diversity and Inclusion
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Alliance Blog
I must admit: writing this blog post about AAM’s work in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion is humbling. In spite of the fact that I grew up in an African American-majority …
The Labor of Diversity
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2016 edition of the Museum magazine. Museums serve as places of collaboration, education, and reflection. They exist in stunning …
Documenting Diversity
How should museums identify art and artists? By Frances Lloyd-Baynes Mia has been collecting art for more than a century, from cultures around the world and across history. We now have more …
The Labor of Diversity
In this January/February 2016 article from Museum Magazine, Nicole Ivy shares thoughts on how to think about diversity and hiring…
Board Diversity
The Alliance has compiled this set of board diversity resources from amongst its own offerings. Welcoming Guidelines for Museums The LGBTQ+ Professional Network shares guidelines intended …
Staff Diversity
The Alliance has compiled this set of staff diversity resources from throughout the nonprofit and museum sector. The Gender Gap in Art Museum Directorships Though women have made great …
A Bodacious Commitment to Diversity
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Yesterday the Mellon Foundation released a report based on the first comprehensive survey of the demographics of art museum staff. For the most part, it documents what we already knew: …
Diversity in the Museum Workplace
This issue of Museum magazine explores staff diversity. (PDF, 68 …
Why Diversity? One Answer
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Today’s guest post is by Day Al-Mohamed, Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Labor and member of the CFM Council. Day shares some thoughts in response to my post about the …