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Reckoning with a Reckoning: How Cultural Institutions Can Advance Equity

Category: Equity

“Museums have the potential to be relevant, socially engaged spaces in our communities, acting as agents of positive change. Yet, too often, they strive to remain ‘above’ the political and social issues that affect our lives—embracing a myth of neutrality.”

– Museums Are Not Neutral co-founder Mike Murawski

As museums are increasingly outed by the communities they aim to serve about what art is presented, by whom and for what audiences, the onus for challenging the inherent structural racism should come from within.

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