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Who Gets Left Behind: Caring for the vulnerable in a time of crisis.

By Elizabeth Merritt

“The peoples of the earth are one family.” — Ruth Fulton Benedict, American anthropologist and folklorist This article which appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership, is adapted from the 2021 …
Digital Awakening: Essential technologies for pandemic survival and future success.

By Elizabeth Merritt

“When digital transformation is done right, it’s like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, but when done wrong, all you have is a really fast caterpillar.” — George Westerman, research scientist, MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital …
Closing the Gap

By Elizabeth Merritt

“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers.” —Chadwick Boseman, in the role of T’Challa, King of Wakanda, Black Panther This article which appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a …
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, …