Timeline
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February 2024
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After three weeks, MASS MoCA strike ends as union workers, management agree to two-year contract
Strike, Unions
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MoMA PS1 Workers Urge Director Connie Butler to “Settle a Fair Contract”
Museum Directors, Unions
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Minneapolis Institute of Art Staffers Allege Toxic Work Environment
Protest, Staff, Unions
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Adrienne Edwards Appointed Senior Curator and Associate Director of Curatorial Programming at the Whitney Museum
Staff
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Marilyn Jackson Named the New President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums
Leadership, Museum Directors
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Oakland Museum Union Announced Amid a National Wave of Museum Organizing
Unions
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Portland Museum of Art to Cut 13 Positions, Citing Pandemic Fallout
Staff
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Workers Announce Union Campaign
Unions
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Protesters Take to MoMA, Demanding Museum Drop Its Board Chair
Boards / Trustees, Free Palestine Movement, Protest
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MoMA Promotes Michelle Kuo to Chief Curator at Large and Publisher
Staff
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Anti-Zionist Protesters Crash Event at NYC’s Jewish Museum
Free Palestine Movement, Protest
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Open Letter: MoMA Employees Regarding the Ongoing Crisis in Palestine
Free Palestine Movement, Open letter
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ArtTable Survey Sheds Light on Hardships Faced by Arts Workers of Color
Data, Racial Injustice, Survey
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Newfields' handling of CEO's exit is 'an unforced error' eroding public trust, experts say
Departure, Museum Directors
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Ongoing Dispute Over Contract Enforcement at PMA
Pay / Compensation, Unions
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December 2014
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Joint statement from museum bloggers & colleagues on Ferguson & related events
Museum Advocacy
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#museumsrespondtoferguson coined by Aleia Brown and Adrianne Russell
Museum Advocacy
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August 2014
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Murder of Michael Brown and subsequent nationwide wide protests in Ferguson, Missouri
Racial Injustice
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January 2013
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Founding of Black Lives Matter
Broader Culture, Racial Injustice
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