Author: Zachary Stocks
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UNFINISHED. REVISITING HORSE, A PRE-COVID PROJECT TO SUPPORT SOCIAL ACTION IN RURAL MUSEUMS PART 2
This week, Zachary Stocks (@Museumorphosis) continues to share with us a project he created called Heritage Organizations for Rural Social Equity (HORSE). This is the second part of a 4-part series. In this post, he discusses the foundational philosophy behind HORSE, outlining why museums should serve as sites for social action, and why that work is…
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: “From Small Wins to Sweeping Change: Internal Initiatives to Foster Equity, Inclusion, & Anti-Racism in Museums”
Editors Priya Frank (Seattle Art Museum) and Theresa Sotto (Hammer Museum) are seeking chapter authors to “From Small Wins to Sweeping Change: Internal Initiatives to Foster Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism in Museums,” to inform a book proposal for the American Alliance of Museums with an anticipated publication date of 2022. This call for proposals is…
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When You Worked at a Museum
As museums look to create more equitable work environments, we are excited to see that museum workers are coming from a variety of backgrounds, majors, and industries. The museum field benefits so much by this diversity of thought, experience and perspective. But we (Priya Frank, Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Seattle Art Museum +…
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When You Worked At A Museum
As museums look to create more equitable work environments, we are excited to see that museum workers are coming from a variety of backgrounds, majors, and industries. The museum field benefits so much by this diversity of thought, experience and perspective. But we (Priya Frank, Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Seattle Art Museum +…
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When you worked at a museum
As museums look to create more equitable work environments, we are excited to see that museum workers are coming from a variety of backgrounds, majors, and industries. The museum field benefits so much by this diversity of thought, experience and perspective. But we (Priya Frank, Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion + Aletheia Wittman, Incluseum…
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Announcing the MASS Action Accountability Campaign
Today, MASS Action is publicly announcing an Accountability campaign. “We were curious, after the carefully-crafted social media posts were made, and the audience’s responses dutifully monitored and managed, what is happening inside these museums? Are institutions still engaged in the anti-racism solidarity work that they signaled on social media? With these questions in mind, we…
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When you worked at a museum
As museums look to create more equitable work environments, we are excited to see that museum workers are coming from a variety of backgrounds, majors, and industries. The museum field benefits so much by this diversity of thought, experience and perspective. But we (Priya Frank, Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Seattle Art…