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Setting the Standard for LGBTQ Inclusion

By Renae Youngs

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. It’s a common assumption that the arts and culture fields are populated with LGBTQ folks who find welcoming working environments in museums, …
The Museum Sacrifice Measure

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. This article is adapted from a series of essays that first appeared on the Center for the Future of Museums Blog (futureofmuseums.blogspot.com). …
Bringing Self-Examination to the Center of Social Justice Work in Museums

By Rose Paquet Kinsley

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. We wrote a letter in response to the July/August 2015 issue of this magazine, which focused on themes of social justice. What follows here expands …
Keep Moving Forward

By Johnnetta Betsch Cole

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art and a distinguished scholar, educator and humanitarian, …
Visitor Voices

By Sheri Levinsky-Raskin

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. A story of accessibility and inclusion The “Visitor Voices” session at the 2015 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Atlanta featured stories and …
Museums and ADA@25

By Beth Bienvenu

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. Progress and looking ahead These artworks were on display in “The Art of the Lived Experiment” at the DisArt Festival, which aims to change …
The Human Experience

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. A conversation with NEH Chairman Dr. William “Bro” Adams After being nominated by President Obama to serve as chairman of the National Endowment for …
Turning Museums Inside Out

By Winifred Kehl

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. Opening collections, engaging audiences On a corner near the north entrance of the University of Washington in Seattle, set back from the road and …
Museums and ADA@25

By Greg Stevens

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 edition of Museum magazine. A look back July 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law intended to guarantee equal access for …
Excellence On A Small Scale

By Ann Fortescue

What does excellence at a small museum look like? My experience moving from a large history museum, with a full-time staff of 77 and an annual budget of $9.3 million, to a small art museum with a full-time staff of three and an annual …