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Charles Allis Art Museum will host “Ghosts of Segregation: America’s Continuing Struggle“
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Read more: Charles Allis Art Museum will host “Ghosts of Segregation: America’s Continuing Struggle“Beginning on July 28, Milwaukee’s Charles Allis Art Museum will host “Ghosts of Segregation: America’s Continuing Struggle,” a traveling photography exhibition that explores the lingering presence of segregation, slavery, and institutional racism hidden in everyday American architecture. Through…
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On our article “Empathetic Museum: A New Cultural Identity”
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Read more: On our article “Empathetic Museum: A New Cultural Identity”Our institutions do not represent the demographic makeup of our nation in their boards, staffing, collections, and audiences; they remain intransigently white in all but a few cases. Too often we talk about the need for diversity and…
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Museums Need to Be Braver
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Read more: Museums Need to Be BraverNon-university museums could follow this model by including community members and students on their boards. Partnerships with local organizations, colleges, and universities also offer a powerful mechanism for demystifying the work of the board and bringing the public…
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Rethinking Prison Tourism, by Hope Corrigan
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Read more: Rethinking Prison Tourism, by Hope CorriganAt the end of the audio tour at Eastern State Penitentiary, a 16-foot steel sculpture called “The Big Graph” offers a visual representation of mass incarceration in America. It illustrates the racial breakdown of prison populations since 1970…
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Museums and Wealth – The Politics of Contemporary Art Collections
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Read more: Museums and Wealth – The Politics of Contemporary Art CollectionsA materialist description of the museum as a model institution of the liberal nation state reveals constellations of imperialist social relations. Nizan Shaked, Museums and Wealth – The Politics of Contemporary Art Collections The Empathetic Museum. [@empatheticmuseum] (June…
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Happy Pride Month
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Read more: Happy Pride MonthA reminder that Pride Month is ALL JUNE LONG. We love you. Thank you for being a part of The Empathetic Museum and all museums.
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To be hopeful
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Read more: To be hopefulTO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to…
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Loving friendships
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Read more: Loving friendshipsSending out gratitude for the wisdom and humor of @savedbythebellhooks. Institutional change is hard without building authentic relationships. The Empathetic Museum. [@empatheticmuseum] (October 4, 2021). “Sending out gratitude for the wisdom and humor of @savedbythebellhooks. Institutional change is…
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Transformation and Justice Lounge, by Museums & Race
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Read more: Transformation and Justice Lounge, by Museums & RaceWondering where the Transformation and Justice Lounge is at #AAM2022? Check out Museums & Race blog to find out how @AAMers removal of it has impacted its members. The Empathetic Museum. [@empatheticmuseum] (May 20, 2022). “Wondering where the…
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White supremacy embedded in museum associations
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Read more: White supremacy embedded in museum associationsThank you to our member, @kayleighbindc, for so eloquently calling out the harmful behavior of organizations like @aamersofficial that seek to erase, gaslight and detract from original work; work being done by mostly Black and BIPOC women in…
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