Press

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• MMF's work mentioned in "Understanding the Rise of Staff Unionization in Dance and Visual Arts," a new report from Beyond Neutrality (May 8, 2026)
• MMF's work mentioned in The Art Newspaper, "Museums are civic institutions. It’s time we acted like it" (Apr 27, 2026)
• PRESS RELEASE - ‘DREAM’ Pilot Launches in Partnership with Six Major US Art Museums (Mar 31, 2026)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in Hyperallergic, "Museum Leaders, Recognize Your Unions Now" by MMF board member, Amanda Tobin Ripley (Jan 8, 2026)
• MMF's Study Groups mentioned in Labor Jawn's podcast, "Museum Unions Enact Workplace Justice Zine - Interview with the Authors" (Jan 4, 2026)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in ArtNews, "Detroit Institute of Arts Workers Move to Unionize" by Tessa Solomon (Nov 5, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in Ocula Press, "New U.S. Report Seeks to Bolster ‘Understanding That Art Museums Are Workplaces’" by Rachel Kubrick (Nov 3, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in The Art Newspaper, "Lacma staff move to unionise as $720m new building nears completion" by Anni Irish (Nov 3, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in Urgent Matter Press, "LACMA workers form union seeking fairer pay and benefits" by Adam Schrader (Oct 30, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in Hyperallergic, "LACMA Workers Move to Unionize" by Matt Stromberg (Oct 30, 2025)
• PRESS RELEASE - MMF Releases 2025 Report on Workplace Equity and Organizational Culture in US Art Museums (Oct 29, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in ArtNews, "Size Matters: Workers at Smaller Museums Are Happier, New Survey Finds" by Daniel Cassady (Oct 29, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in the LA Times, "LACMA employees unionize as museum works to open $720-million building" by Jessica Gelt (Oct 29, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in the New York Times, "Is It Getting Better to Work in Museums?" by Zachary Small (Oct 29, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in Urgent Matter Press, "Burned out and underpaid: Study shows museums struggling to keep workers" by Adam Schrader (Oct 29, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in Artnet, "Museum Workers Struggle With Low Pay, But Satisfaction Is Rising, Report Finds", by Alina Cohen (Oct 29, 2025)
• MMF's 2025 Report mentioned in The Art Newspaper, "Workers at smaller museums are more satisfied than colleagues at the biggest institutions, report finds" by Ruth Lopez (Oct 29, 2025)
• MMF mentioned in the CAA Conversations podcast subseries "The Museum Worker: The Challenges for Changemakers" with Robert Cozzolino, Mia Locks, Kelli Morgan, and Erica Warren (Feb 26, 2025)
• MMF's 2023 Report mentioned in AAM blog post, "When HR is the Barrier: Identifying Problems and Solutions" by Michelle Martin Bonner (Dec 6, 2024)
• PRESS RELEASE - MMF Launches Study on Workplace Equity in US Art Museums  (Sep 10, 2024)
• MMF mentioned in ArtNews "A&L Berg Foundation Launches New Program to Support Early-Career Latinx Art World Professionals" (Aug 27, 2024)
• MMF's 2023 Report mentioned in Hyperallergic "DEI Initiatives Are Dying Down. Now What?" by Lise Ragbir (Aug 5, 2024)
• MMF's 2023 Report mentioned in Studio Museum's Arts Leadership Praxis press release announcement (Apr 2, 2024)
• MMF mentioned in "The Art World: What If...?!?" with Jessica Morgan, hosted by Charlotte Burns (Feb 1, 2024)
• MMF mentioned in New York Times "Museum Director Laura Raicovich Gets a Second Act"by Zachary Small (Jan 15, 2024)
• MMF's 2023 Report mentioned in ARTnews "Museum Workers Are Plagued by Widespread Precarity, New Report Finds" by Angelica Villa (Oct 9, 2023)
• PRESS RELEASE - MMF Releases Report on Workplace Equity and Organizational Culture in US Art Museums (Oct 5, 2023)
• MMF's 2023 Report mentioned in Los Angeles Times "A new study shows museum workers struggling. We need to evolve to meet the moment" by Carolina A. Miranda (Oct 5, 2023)
• MMF mentioned in Artforum "Burnout, Low Pay Threaten to Decimate Museum Worker Ranks" (Sep 18, 2023)
• MMF mentioned in The Art Newspaper "Why Do US Museum Workers Want to Quit?" by Julia Halperin (Sep 15, 2023)
• MMF mentioned in Brooklyn Rail, "Empowering Creative Uses of Nonprofit Legal Structures" by Melissa Passman (Aug 30, 2023)
• MMF mentioned in "8 Things You Can Do—Right Now—To Create Change in Your Museum Workplace" by Mia Locks (Dec 16, 2022)
• MMF mentioned in The Art Newspaper, "Art equity is still a long way off in US institutions, new study reveals" by Hannah McGivern (Dec 13, 2022)
• MMF included on Artnet 2022 Innovators List as Institutional Change Agent (Nov 30, 2022)
• PRESS RELEASE - MMF Data Study Launches October 24, 2022 (Oct 5, 2022)
• MMF mentioned in podcast Hope & Dread, Episode 5: Infernal Affairs (Feb 2, 2022)