In the midst of calls for desperately-needed reform to the museum field, the American Alliance of Museums, or AAM, has faced a lot of backlash and disillusionment from museum professionals for being out of touch or not advocating enough for certain subsets of the demographic it serves. AAM’s annual conference is massive and cost-prohibitive for…
Read MoreMuseum Drip was dripping along in my head for years, but as I’ve previously acknowledged, it was the urgency to say something in response to @ChangeTheMuseum that got me to finally hit “publish.” The stories on this account call attention to racial microaggressions (and aggressive-aggressions) and top-down governance that seeks to please super-wealthy board members.…
Read MoreI described my intentions for this blog to a friend as “another white voice screaming into the void,” which is true. I had a lot to say about museums before this year, but who could resist from adding their voice to the din now? Museums are a hot topic (and a hot mess) right now.…
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