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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. Smithsonian American Art Museum Hires Dalila Scruggs as First African American Art Curator Staff External Link 1 External Link 2
      4. 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
      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. Open Letter: MoMA Employees Regarding the Ongoing Crisis in Palestine Free Palestine Movement, Open letter External Link 1 External Link 2
      12. Anti-Zionist Protesters Crash Event at NYC’s Jewish Museum Free Palestine Movement, Protest 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 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. Founding of Art + Museum Transparency Equity, Staff External Link 1
      3. Art + Museum Shares Google Sheet of Salary 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. 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