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A Roadmap for Equity

By Marianna Pegno, PhD, and Jeremy Mikolajczak

The Tucson Museum of Art is seeking institutional change through its IDEA plan. This article originally appeared in the January/February, 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to provide the broadest …
The White Supremacy Elephant in the Room

By Museums and Race contributors Janeen Bryant, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Stacey Mann, and Levon Williams

These dual crises of COVID-19 and the national racial justice reckoning have drawn the curtain back on a field rife with systemic inequities. While many within the field have been pushing these inequities to the forefront for decades, …
Embracing the DEAI Mindset

By Makeba Clay and Cecile Shellman

A conversation between two DEAI experts on how museums can prepare a chief diversity officer for success. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to …
Re-Engaging the Past to Re-Envision the Future

By Redell R. Hearn

The Mississippi Museum of Art and Tougaloo College joined creative forces to spotlight civil rights issues, past and present. This article originally appeared in the January/February, 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of …
Point of View: Playground for the 1%

By John Wetenhall

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to provide the broadest possible access to this critical topic, we are making these articles free and …
A Liberatory Framework: Critical race theory can help museums commit to anti-racism and combat anti-blackness

By Porchia Moore

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to provide the broadest possible access to this critical topic, we are making these articles free and …
Point of View: Movements, Moments, and Museums

By Melanie Adams, PhD, and Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell

How Black Lives Matter can liberate museums. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to provide the broadest possible access to this critical topic, …
From the President and CEO: Museums and Racial Equality

By Laura Lott

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to provide the broadest possible access to this critical topic, we are making these articles free and …
A Watershed Moment: Lessons from #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson and MASS Action

By Adrianne Russell, Anniessa Antar, and Elisabeth Callihan

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. In an effort to provide the broadest possible access to this critical topic, we are making these articles free and …
Building Audience with Intentionality

By Jamie O. Bosket

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_Audiences-1.mp3 Audio: Listen to an audio recording of this …