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Timeline

    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