museums and equity in times of crisis – American Alliance of Museums

Curatorial Dreaming in the Age of COVID-19

By Erica Lehrer and Shelley Ruth Butler

The Museums and Equity in Times of Crisis series explores how museums can center diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in the decisions and plans they make for weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. In this edition, professors and …
Museums and Equity in Times of Crisis

By Andrew Plumley

Just weeks ago, many of us in the museum field were in our offices, in the halls of our institutions, outside on our grounds, or observing nature at our zoos or aquariums. Now we are in a new place. We are in an unprecedented time in our …

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