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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. Adrienne Edwards Appointed Senior Curator and Associate Director of Curatorial Programming at the Whitney Museum Staff External Link 1 External Link 2
      4. Minneapolis Institute of Art Staffers Allege Toxic Work Environment Protest, Staff, Unions 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. Protesters Take to MoMA, Demanding Museum Drop Its Board Chair Boards / Trustees, Free Palestine Movement, Protest External Link 1 External Link 2
      9. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Workers Announce Union Campaign Unions 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 2022

      1. Black Trustee Alliance releases report from art museum trustee survey Boards / Trustees, Data, Diversity, Museum Boards External Link 1
      2. MASS MoCA First Union Contract Unions External Link 1
      3. 2022 Burns Halperin Report explores representation of female-identifying and Black American artists in U.S. museums and the international art market Data, Diversity, Museum Collections External Link 1

    2. November 2022

      1. Mellon Foundation Releases Latest Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey Results Data, Diversity, Staff External Link 1

    3. October 2022

      1. Tacoma Art Museum Workers United Announces Wall-to-Wall Union Campaign Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. Philadelphia Museum of Art Union Agreement Reached Unions External Link 1

    4. September 2022

      1. Philadelphia Museum of Art Union Workers Go on a One-Day ‘Warning’ Strike Staff, Strike, Unions External Link 1
      2. 90% of Staff at Dia Art Foundation Vote in Favor of Unionization Unions External Link 1 External Link 2

    5. August 2022

      1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced Lynette L. Allston as next President of Board of Trustees Museum Boards External Link 1
      2. MASS MoCA Workers to Strike Amid Union Contract Negotiations Staff, Strike, Unions External Link 1
      3. Katherine Fleming takes the helm at the J. Paul Getty Trust as the Trust's first appointed female CEO Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2

    6. July 2022

      1. New Database Shows Which Museum Job Boards Post Salaries Equity, Pay / Compensation External Link 1
      2. Impending Departure of Guggenheim Museum Director Richard Armstrong Announced Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1
      3. Departure of Chinati Foundation Director Jenny Moore Departure External Link 1
      4. The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago names Anslem Elumogo-Gardner as MCA's first Chief of Staff Leadership, Staff External Link 1

    7. June 2022

      1. Departure of Met President and CEO Daniel Weiss Departure External Link 1
      2. Departure of MoMA PS1 Director Kate Fowle Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    8. May 2022

      1. Departure of Met Curator and Chair of Modern and Contemporary Art Sheena Wagstaff Departure, Staff External Link 1

    9. April 2022

      1. Open Letter: "Asian American arts workers against White Supremacy" Anti-Asian Hate, Open letter, White Supremacy External Link 1

    10. March 2022

      1. Jewish Museum workers vote to unionize with Local 2110 UAW Staff, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2

    11. February 2022

      1. Departure of Contemporary Arts Museum Houston's Senior Curator and Director of Public Art Allison Glenn Departure, Staff External Link 1 External Link 2

    12. January 2022

      1. Departure of Whitechapel Director Iwona Blazwick Departure, Staff External Link 1

    1. January 2013

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