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In this edited volume. thought leaders in the museum field contemplate the field's struggles with diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. For the first time, these watershed essays, keynote addresses, and data are gathered in one resource, so we can learn from recent history and build on these leaders' work in the next decade.
List of contents
Part 1: A Call to Action
1. Flies in the Buttermilk: Museums, Diversity, and the Will to Change
Lonnie Bunch
2. Museums, Racism, and the Inclusiveness Chasm
Carlos Tortolero
3. 2015 American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting Keynote Address
Johnnetta Betsch Cole
4. Women's Locker Room Talk: Gender and Leadership in Museums
Kaywin Feldman
Part 2: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Strategies
5. Twin Threats: How Ignorance and Instrumentality Create Inequality and Injustice
Darren Walker
6. The Leadership Imperative: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion as Strategy
Laura L. Lott
7. History That Promotes Understanding in a Diverse Society
Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko
8. Pipeline is a Verb: Field Notes on the Spelman College Curatorial Studies Pilot Program
Andrea Barnwell Brownlee
9. Museums and ADA at 25: Progress and Looking Ahead
Beth Bienvenu
10. Catalyzing Inclusion: Steps Towards Sustainability in Museums
Natanya Khashan
11. It's Time to Stop and Ask "Why?"
Lisa Sasaki
Part 3: The Necessity and Power of First Person Voices
12. Much Has Been Taken, But All is Not Lost: The Restorative Promise of First-Voice Representation
Eduardo Díaz
13. No Longer Hiding in Plain Sight
William Underwood Eiland
14. The National Museum of the American Indian: Whence the 'Art Object'
W. Richard West, Jr.
Part 4: Personal Journeys
15. Disability and Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design
Haben Girma
16. Maybe This Time: A Personal Journey Toward Racial Equity in Museums
Elaine Gurian
17. Museum Musings: Then and Now
Cecile Shellman
Appendix A: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Definitions
Appendix B: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey
Appendix C: Museum Board Leadership Report Excerpt - The People
Appendix D: Selected Resources
About the author
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole is a principal consultant with Cook Ross, Inc., a leading firm advising organizations on matters of diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion. She is also a senior consulting fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Dr. Cole previously served as Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and as President of Spelman College and Bennett College. During her long and distinguished career in higher education and the arts, she consistently addresses racial, gender, and all other forms of inequality.
Laura L. Lott is the President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community. A passionate advocate for strong and engaged boards, as well as diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in the nonprofit sector, Laura frequently speaks to non-profit and museum boards about governance, strategy, and inclusion.
Summary
In this edited volume. thought leaders in the museum field contemplate the field’s struggles with diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. For the first time, these watershed essays, keynote addresses, and data are gathered in one resource, so we can learn from recent history and build on these leaders’ work in the next decade.
