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Timeline

    1. December 2017

      1. Departure of Jewish Museum's Curator Jens Hoffmann Departure, Staff External Link 1

    2. November 2017

      1. Departure of Artforum Publisher Knight Landesman Departure, Harassment External Link 1
      2. Departure of Walker Art Center's Executive Director Olga Viso Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    3. October 2017

      1. Petition: We are not surprised Sexism, Workplace Harrassment External Link 1
      2. Departure of Stedelijk Museum's Director Beatrix Ruf Departure, Staff External Link 1
      3. Departure of Aldrich Museum's Executive Director Alyson Baker Departure, Staff External Link 1

    4. September 2017

      1. Departure of MoMA Deputy Director Kathy Halbreich Departure, Staff External Link 1
      2. Departure of Carnegie Museum of Art's Director Lynn Zelevansky Departure, Staff External Link 1

    5. August 2017

      1. Founding of Museums Are Not Neutral White Supremacy External Link 1

    6. February 2017

      1. Departure of Metropolitan Museum’s Director Thomas P. Campbell Departure, Staff External Link 1
      2. ANTI-TRUMP PROTEST ERUPTS INSIDE MOMA Artist-Driven Activism External Link 1

    7. January 2017

      1. MeToo movement spreads virally as hashtag on social media Broader Culture, Sexism External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. Founding of J20 Art Strike: an invitation to cultural institutions Museums, Protest External Link 1

    1. December 2015

      1. Founding of Visitors of Color Museum Advocacy External Link 1 External Link 2

    2. May 2015

      1. Detroit Institute of Art proposes to sell Van Gogh to off-set city's Chapter 9 bankruptcy Deaccessioning External Link 1

    3. January 2015

      1. AAMD/Mellon study on Art Museum Staff Demographics Diversity, Staff External Link 1
      2. "identity" named Word of the Year by dictionary.com Broader Culture External Link 1
      3. Founding of Museum Hue Diversity, Equity, Staff External Link 1
      4. Founding of Museum Workers Speak Diversity, Equity, Staff External Link 1