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Meet the Facing Change Senior Diversity Fellows

51 Museums Selected for Board Diversity and Inclusion Program as Part of $4 Million National Initiative

American Alliance of Museums Names Ten Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Fellows

American Alliance of Museums Names Task Force For Its National Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, And Inclusion Initiative

Facing Change: Insights from AAM’s DEAI Working Group

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In spring 2017, following its strategic plan, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) convened the Working Group on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI). Twenty museum professionals, representing a variety of disciplines, organizational sizes and types, and perspectives, came together monthly at the Alliance’s offices in Arlington, Virginia, and once at the 2017 AAM Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. For six months, this group examined the characteristics of effective museum inclusion practices and considered what steps the field could take to promote DEAI.

Download the report now to gain insights from the working group’s conversations about big-picture ideas and specific examples from their collective experiences.

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The Transformative Power of Inclusive Storytelling in Museums

By Makeba Clay
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My mentor Dr. Johnnetta Cole, the former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), often says, “It’s easy to live without art, but it’s hard to live well.” For me, …

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