Timeline

1. 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. Open Letter: MoMA Employees Regarding the Ongoing Crisis in Palestine Free Palestine Movement, Open letter External Link 1 External Link 2
      11. Anti-Zionist Protesters Crash Event at NYC’s Jewish Museum Free Palestine Movement, Protest External Link 1 External Link 2
      12. MoMA Promotes Michelle Kuo to Chief Curator at Large and Publisher Staff 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

2. 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