beyond tokenism: institutionalizing inclusivity in museums
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BEYOND TOKENISM:
INSTITUTIONALIZING
INCLUSIVITY IN MUSEUMS
MuseumNext 2015 Indianapolis
Monica Montgomery
Founding Director Museum of Impact
Masum Momaya
Curator Smithsonian Institution
Ten Ways to Institutionalize Inclusivity
#1: Acknowledge the Relationship between Social Justice and Museum Labor
Museum Workers Speak Rogue Session 2015 AAM Annual Meeting April 28, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia
“I have a Master’s degree but am earning intern money. That ain’t gonna
work.”
“I fought tooth and nail with my boss to get an intern a measly $1000
stipend.”
“I’m tired of being expected to accept that I make less than $40,000 a
year in a major city.”
“These labor issues disproportionately affect people of color.”
"I am tired of being the only black person I know in museum
leadership."
“It gives me hope to hear the white people in the room talk about their
own privilege.”
#2: Engage Voices of Museum Workers at All Levels to Cultivate Change
Advocacy Forum co-organized by Museum Workers Speak (@MuseumWorkers) and Chicago Emerging Museum Professionals (@ChicagoEMP) June 30 and August 24, 2015 (Next event: Tuesday, October 27, 2015) Chicago, Illinois
#MuseumWorkersSpeak Tweet Chats Every first Wednesday, 2-3pm and 8-9pm Eastern
#3: Engage Communities from Concept to Closing Pacific Worlds at Oakland Museum of California
Especially Docents, Artists, Writers & Photographers
#3: Engage Communities from Concept to Closing
#4: Use Inclusive, Intentional Design
#4: Use Inclusive, Intentional Design: Trans Family Photo Project Margaret Middleton (Curator), Matthew Clowney (Photographer)
#5: Fingerprinting & Bi Lingual Touch Points
Lewis Latimer Historic House
#6: Museum As Stage : Wild Papers Interactive Theater Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum May & June 2015
#6: Museum As Stage : Wild Papers Interactive Theater Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum May & June 2015
#7: Hold Space For
Community Museum of Impact 2015
#7: Hold Space
For Community Museum of Impact Harlem
#8: Creative Curators Community Poetry as Art
Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum August 2015
#8: Creative Curators Community Poetry as Art
Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum August 2015
#9:
Democratize
Digital Space
'Our Panchayat, Our
Contribution,' Poster Women Project Zubaan Books India
Secret Ballot (2001) Iran Film poster
Georgina Choueiri Lebanon Veils Mural Acrylic/Spray Paint
Chinwe Uwatse Nigeria Ewoo, Efukwa'am Watercolour on paper
#10: Shape the Digital Metanarrative
Thank you for listening!
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