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Timeline

    1. December 2019

      1. Departure of Bronx Museum’s Director Deborah Cullen-Morales Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1
      2. Founding of MOCA Los Angeles Union Staff, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2

    2. November 2019

      1. Ashley James Makes History as First Black Curator Hired by Guggenheim Museum Diversity, Staff External Link 1 External Link 2

    3. October 2019

      1. Departure of New York’s Cultural Affairs Leader Tom Finkelpearl Departure, Staff External Link 1

    4. September 2019

      1. Report: The Burns Halperin Report on female-identifying artists Diversity, Exhibitions, Museum Collections, Sexism External Link 1
      2. Departure of ICA Philadelphia's Director Amy Sadao Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    5. August 2019

      1. "A New Definition of 'Museum' Sparks International Debate" Controversy, Museum External Link 1

    6. July 2019

      1. Op-ed: Darren Walker "Museums Need to Step Into the Future" Museum Boards External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. "Warren Kanders Quits Whitney Board After Tear Gas Protests" Museum Boards External Link 1
      3. Organizing the Work of the Art Museum Internal Strategy, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1
      4. Op-ed: Xaviera Simmons "Whiteness must undo itself to make way for the truly radical turn in contemporary culture" Racism, Whiteness External Link 1
      5. Art + Museum Transparency Shares Google Sheet Highlighting Unpaid Internships Equity, Staff External Link 1

    7. June 2019

      1. Founding of Solomon R. Guggenheim IUOE Local 30 Union Staff, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2 External Link 3
      2. Departure of Phoenix Art Museum's Director Amada Cruz Departure, Staff External Link 1
      3. Departure of Guggenheim's Guest Curator Chaédria LaBouvier Controversy, Departure, Staff External Link 1

    8. May 2019

      1. #AAM2019 Keynote: Kippen de Alba Chu and Kimberly Drew Equity, Staff External Link 1
      2. Art + Museum Shares Google Sheet of Salary Transparency Equity, Staff External Link 1
      3. Founding of Art + Museum Transparency Equity, Staff External Link 1

    9. March 2019

      1. Decolonize This Place launched 9 Weeks of Art + Action to address the crisis at the Whitney Museum of American Art Artist-Driven Activism External Link 1
      2. Nikki Columbus settles claim against MoMA PS1 Discrimination External Link 1

    10. January 2019

      1. Report: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Study on Museum Staff Demographics Diversity, Staff External Link 1
      2. Founding of New Museum Union Staff, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      3. Survey: POWarts Salary Survey Equity, Staff

    1. January 2013

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