Category: Community Resonance
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Mayday! Mayday!: Leaning into Empathy in Times of Crisis
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Read more: Mayday! Mayday!: Leaning into Empathy in Times of CrisisWe are using the international distress call to ask: How are you responding in this moment? What support, practices, and next steps are critical to build community in tumultuous times?
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On “Nothing can be Changed Until it is Faced: Museum Solidarity Statements as Reflections of Understanding Systemic Racism”
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Read more: On “Nothing can be Changed Until it is Faced: Museum Solidarity Statements as Reflections of Understanding Systemic Racism”We implore White staff at predominantly White institutions to examine their museum’s history and practices to understand how they reflect White supremacy culture and Colonialism.
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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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Community Engagement during COVID-19 at the House of Memory Museum
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Read more: Community Engagement during COVID-19 at the House of Memory MuseumIn the last few years at global conferences, we’ve been talking about how a museum can’t just be a building where people come and have an experience. Covid-19 is the opportunity to see how we can get closer…
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Public libraries leading in civic responsiveness
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Read more: Public libraries leading in civic responsivenessPublic libraries as cultural institutions continue to lead in civic responsiveness and serving their surrounding communities. Free! Brooklyn is home to some of the most diverse communities on the planet. The People’s Ball is a celebration of free…
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Curator: Museum Response to War Crimes
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Read more: Curator: Museum Response to War CrimesCheck out the latest issue of Curator The Museum Journal, Volume 65, Issue S1, 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘰 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 April 2022, edited by John Fraser: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21516952/2022/65/S1 As editors of an international journal of museum practice and culture, we…
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The Importance of Community
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Read more: The Importance of CommunityWho are your communities? Where do you find your biggest sense of belonging? Reposted from @siguele.cabron.
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Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead Civic Engagement
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Read more: Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead Civic EngagementCivic engagement is vital to democracy, as it empowers citizens to contribute meaningfully to public life. Deborah Cullinan emphasizes the need for cultural institutions, like the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, to transform into leaders in civic…
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Civic Vision, Community Resonance, Culture of Empathy, Honor Roll, Institutional Body Language, Institutional Partnerships, Timeliness & SustainabilityHonor Roll: Erie Art Museum’s Old Songs New Opportunities
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Read more: Honor Roll: Erie Art Museum’s Old Songs New OpportunitiesThe Erie Art Museum’s “Old Songs New Opportunities” program exemplifies this empathy-driven change, fostering cross-cultural connections through music and addressing community needs, emphasizing the profound, lasting impact of diversity and collaboration in enriching lives.
The Empathetic Museum 