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Museums and Equity: Volunteers

By Elizabeth Merritt

42% male 22% African American, Asian, or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity 66% under the age of 55 49% with less than a college degree That’s the demographic profile of volunteers in the US*. Does it describe your museum’s volunteers? For many …
Collections 2030 – What Future for Museum Collections in the UK?

By Alistair Brown

One of the five pillars of the Alliance’s strategic plan is global thinking. We know that US museums can become stronger by learning from their colleagues around the world. Case in point: what can we learn about the future of collections …

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