From LaTanya S. Autry: Excerpts from A Museum for the People, 1969

Starting your week with wisdom!

Over the past week, LaTanya S. Autry has shared excerpts from A Museum for the People: A Report of Proceedings at the Seminar on Neighborhood Museums, Museums Collaborative (MUSE) from 1969. The assertions and observations made at the seminar are echoed today…over 50 years later. … From LaTanya S. Autry: Excerpts from A Museum for the People, 1969

MoMA Museums Reimagine Uncomfortable Realities

Strike MoMA: Analysis and Invitation

Marabou considers Strike MoMA’s publication, A Framework and Terms for Struggle, a prime example of deep thinking around museums coupled with an active call for something new. … Strike MoMA: Analysis and Invitation

A person is standing on a stairway and has their leg on the 4th step, meaning to skip the steps below. The first step says “long term planning,” the second says “tapping into the endowment,” the third says, “Pay cut to senior management,” the fourth step (on which the person has their foot) says “furloughing staff.”

Labor Museums New Museum Uncomfortable Realities

A Brief Statement on Museum Responses to COVID-19

… A Brief Statement on Museum Responses to COVID-19

Ethics Imperialism Reimagine The British Museum Uncomfortable Realities

Will EU/UK Trade Negotiations Lead to the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece?

… Will EU/UK Trade Negotiations Lead to the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece?

Class Ethics Reimagine Uncategorized Uncomfortable Realities

Brooklyn Academy of Music Successfully Unionizes

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🎉🎉A big congratulations to @bamunion and their successful election yesterday! 82% voted YES!🎉🎉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Cultural and museum workers are speaking up for their rights. Workers at the Guggenheim announced their push to unionize this week. Marabou wonders, who will be next? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📷Image description: 1) “We Did It!” 2) “Today, 82% voted for a better BAM. Tomorrow we fight for all 100%.” 3) A image of 10 BAM employees sanding in front of one of BAM’s buildings in Brooklyn. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #MuseumWorkers #ArtWorkers #SalaryTransparency #WorkerSolidarity #MuseumEthics #museums #MuseumStudies #MuseumEducation #MarabouAtTheMuseum

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