Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion FAQ: AAM’s Annual Meeting Initiatives

By Stephanie Szurek

At AAM, we’ve been busy working to integrate diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI) into all of our practices, procedures, and programs. As you may remember, last year our chief of staff, Brooke Leonard, reported out on how …
Meet the #AAM2017 Social Media Journalists

By Cecelia Walls

We’re excited to introduce our #AAM2017 Social Media Journalists. You may recognize each of them from their ongoing contributions to conversations around race, LGBTQ rights, and gender issues in museums. They’ll be important …
Facilitating ‘Tough’ Conversations: A Case Study from the Evansville Museum

By Karen Malone & the Community Relations Committee

Karen Malone is the The Ruby C. Strickland Curator of Education at the Evansville Museum. You can reach out to her at karen@emuseum.org or follow her on Instagram @TheMuseumKaren. Make sure to ask her about the on-going adventures of the …
Our Institutions as Sanctuaries

By Eduardo Díaz

Eduardo Díaz is the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center and a 30-year veteran of arts administration. He is an advisor to the Smithsonian’s Secretary and Provost/Under Secretary for Museums and Research as well as to Congress and …
Unpacking “Gravitas” A museum director reflects on gender inequities in the museum field.

By Kaywin Feldman

Kaywin Feldman’s remarks during the general session of the 2016 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo were considered by many to be the highlight of the conference…
Shining a Light on the Past and the Future: Interview with Dr. Donald Suggs

By Local Host Committee

“Institutions play a role in shining a light on the past and the future. They challenge us and give us a deep understanding of how we came to be; they also help us see what’s important to change if we’re going to have a more successful …
Reflections on AAM’s Board Diversity Training

By Laura Lott

Laura Lott is the President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums. As I have spoken and blogged about for the past year, I learned A LOT in just a few days at the 2016 Forum on Workplace Inclusion in Minneapolis last March. (By the …
Neurodiversifying the Museum

By Elizabeth Merritt

One topic I’ve explored here on the Blog is how museums such as the Pacific Science Center are making themselves more accessible to visitors with autism. And with ACLS Fellow Nicole Ivy, I’ve examined efforts to diversify the museum …
Tools for Recruitment and Engagement in Museum Studies

By Jada Wright-Greene

Can you imagine three years after you have earned your degree and in search of the perfect job, you discover that you were the “first” of your race to matriculate through your major? Immediately I felt the excitement and pride of being the …
The Future of Education Road Trip Begins!

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi, Nicole here! We are excited to begin this new year with a new project at CFM. My colleague, Sage Morgan-Hubbard (Ford W. Bell Fellow in Museums and P-12 Education) and I are preparing to start the first leg of the Future of Education …