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    1. March 2024

      1. Museums Struggle to Respond as Pressure Mounts to Take a Stand on Gaza Free Palestine Movement, Protest External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. Andy Warhol Museum Director Resigns Museum Directors, Resignation External Link 1 External Link 2
      3. Open Letter: The Met Employees Concerning the Destruction of Cultural Heritage Sites in Gaza Free Palestine Movement, Open letter External Link 1 External Link 2
      4. Smithsonian American Art Museum Hires Dalila Scruggs as First African American Art Curator Staff External Link 1 External Link 2
      5. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts CEO Resigns Over Pro-Palestine Action Free Palestine Movement, Museum Directors, Protest, Resignation External Link 1 External Link 2

    2. February 2024

      1. After three weeks, MASS MoCA strike ends as union workers, management agree to two-year contract Strike, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. MoMA PS1 Workers Urge Director Connie Butler to “Settle a Fair Contract” Museum Directors, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      3. Minneapolis Institute of Art Staffers Allege Toxic Work Environment Protest, Staff, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      4. Adrienne Edwards Appointed Senior Curator and Associate Director of Curatorial Programming at the Whitney Museum Staff External Link 1 External Link 2
      5. Marilyn Jackson Named the New President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2
      6. Oakland Museum Union Announced Amid a National Wave of Museum Organizing Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      7. Portland Museum of Art to Cut 13 Positions, Citing Pandemic Fallout Staff External Link 1 External Link 2
      8. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Workers Announce Union Campaign Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      9. Protesters Take to MoMA, Demanding Museum Drop Its Board Chair Boards / Trustees, Free Palestine Movement, Protest External Link 1 External Link 2
      10. MoMA Promotes Michelle Kuo to Chief Curator at Large and Publisher Staff External Link 1 External Link 2
      11. Anti-Zionist Protesters Crash Event at NYC’s Jewish Museum Free Palestine Movement, Protest External Link 1 External Link 2
      12. Open Letter: MoMA Employees Regarding the Ongoing Crisis in Palestine Free Palestine Movement, Open letter External Link 1 External Link 2
      13. ArtTable Survey Sheds Light on Hardships Faced by Arts Workers of Color Data, Racial Injustice, Survey External Link 1 External Link 2
      14. Newfields' handling of CEO's exit is 'an unforced error' eroding public trust, experts say Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2
      15. Ongoing Dispute Over Contract Enforcement at PMA Pay / Compensation, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2

    3. January 2024

      1. Rubin Museum Closes Physical Site After 20 Years Funding, Museums External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. US Museum Funding Crisis Worsens Funding External Link 1 External Link 2
      3. Museum Leaders Urge NYC Mayor to Reverse Budget Cuts Funding, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2
      4. International Museum Group Decries Censorship of Pro-Palestine Artists and Cultural Workers Artist-Driven Activism, Free Palestine Movement, Open letter External Link 1 External Link 2
      5. Denver Art Museum Workers Announce Union Campaign Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      6. Six Newfields Trustees Resign After Unexpected Exit of CEO Boards / Trustees, Departure External Link 1 External Link 2

    1. December 2014

      1. Joint statement from museum bloggers & colleagues on Ferguson & related events Museum Advocacy External Link 1
      2. #museumsrespondtoferguson coined by Aleia Brown and Adrianne Russell Museum Advocacy External Link 1

    2. August 2014

      1. Murder of Michael Brown and subsequent nationwide wide protests in Ferguson, Missouri Racial Injustice External Link 1

    1. January 2013

      1. Founding of Black Lives Matter Broader Culture, Racial Injustice External Link 1