Museum Colleague Shoutouts for 2023
Last month we asked readers of our Field Notes newsletter to share their shoutouts for outstanding museum colleagues in honor of the new year. Here were some of the responses they shared: “Sarah Curran, Museum of Discovery and …
Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey 2022
Foreword Art museums aspire to play a singular social role for the public—they commit to both preserving and stewarding collections of art for current and future generations, while also serving as a space for learning, interacting, and …
Art Museum Director Survey 2022 Documenting Change in Museum Strategy and Operations
Download the report Forward Art museum directors play a critical role in the cultural ecosystem, often serving as a bridge between trustees, staff, and the public. Directors have a pronounced influence on collections and acquisitions …
Salary Transparency in Job Postings: One Museum’s Journey
For the past several years, the Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) has been working to draft a long-range DEI&A strategic plan, with input from the museum’s cross-departmental DEI Matrix Team as well as leadership and departmental …
Museums and the Living Wage: How Filoli Developed a Bold Pay Equity Initiative
Each year CFM’s TrendsWatch brings attention to bear on critical issues for museums, challenging our sector to think about how we might adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Examining a future in which museums may create healthier …
Agents Of Change: How IMPs Can Inspire & Partner With Their Clients
Handout of additional resources Slides from webinar What does it take to mobilize institutions to question their role in society, shift their culture, and better serve their communities? How can independent museum professionals inspire …
IMPs Talk: Strengthening Collaborations
Handout of additional resources Slides from webinar As an IMP, do you feel like it’s you against the world? Are you trying to figure everything out on your own? Are we all going for the same projects? And what about clients? Do you wish …
Nurturing a People-Centered Work Culture
In March 2020, I gave birth to my second child, just two months after becoming the Delaware Art Museum’s Interim Executive Director and days into the COVID-19 lockdown. In those early weeks, I naively thought I could hunker down in my …
Speak the Truth and Point to Hope: An #AAM2022 Keynote by Sandra Jackson-Dumont
Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Director & CEO of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, opened the Organizational Culture focus area of the 2022 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo with her keynote “Speak the Truth and Point to Hope,” …
Building Salary Equity at the Bakken Museum
Some of the most interesting conversations I had at #AAM2022 were about workplace issues, notably pay equity, and I was heartened to find many people in leadership positions are looking for guidance and models of how to begin the process …
