Working to create more equitable & socially just institutions through learning & engagement. Co-founder of @museumaction
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This was a big moment in museum activism and a connection point for so many of the people & movements Dr. Moore lists in this thread. There’s so much work left to do, but thank you @PorchiaMuseM for noting & celebrating what has been done and encouraging the work to continue!
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We lost a truly righteous leader this weekend. Cancer took @CLegutko with little warning, leaving the museum field with a gaping hole. This was her last tweet. Of course it was.
She was a badass ⚡️
If you’d like to add a memory to this thread, I’d be grateful 🥲
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So pleased to share this article @Jamiejhagen and I recently published about feminist solidarity and collective action in the US/UK museum sector.
Open access! Download pdf: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
So many provocations and catalyzing thoughts from @PorchiaMuseM ❤️ today, but amongst them this idea of “Interpretation as Transgression”, asking critical questions (of ourselves, art, audience, & institution) is foundational. @ArtMuseumInterp – at Denver, CO
Yesss @GGuillotte speaking to the transformative power of creative speculation. And the power of Art to save lives, our collective life. @ArtMuseumInterp @PorchiaMuseM
To this point of the necessity of creative speculation, @PorchiaMuseM draws from Octavia Butler:
Five mins into @ArtMuseumInterp at beautiful @DenverArtMuseum & already deeply inspired by the thoughtful intro by @SwarupaAnila & @PorchiaMuseM #aami22
“who gets to define what a museum is? why must we limit what we can be? who does this serve and who does it leave out?” @chayaarabia I don’t worry about the future of museums with folks like you around. Read her 🧵 of gratitude & thoughtful reflections here👇
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Interesting. What does it mean to center kindness for the visitor in planning an exhibition? Will you get a different result if you focus on kindness for the artist(s), for the curator(s)? Could these kindness practices come into conflict?
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Call for proposals!! Join us June 2-4th to disrupt, dismantle, and manifest a different present and future. Submit a proposal here:
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A powerful call for intentional listening, empathy, vulnerability, and cultural humility to be not only the bedrock of museum practice, but of museum leadership itself. Written by an art museum director. Right on, @KaywinFeldman
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How might #MuseumEducators deepen our understanding of #AntiRacism and collectively build anti-racist praxis? In Mar, Apr & Jun, join @ArtsMIA for convos w @KeonnaHendrick, @MOMAMarit, @Museum_Matters, @SabrinaCMP_. More info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… @NAEAMusEd @MuseumAction
Real talk, as always @artstuffmatters & @adriannerussell. Initiatives focused on “inclusion” without equal (nope, greater) resources allocated to dismantling the very white supremacy that caused the need for “inclusion” in the first place? Just more white supremacy.
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My colleagues can do better to fight and counter racism and I will do better. We have the power and opportunity to turn away from oppressive practice and softened talks of relevance and instead, strongly and fiercely step into the light of anti-racism work. @aamers reminds us. TY
The violence and chaos in our nation’s capital on January 6 was horrifying and reprehensible, and a clear attack on our democracy and society. At this dark junction in our history, museums must step up to the challenge ahead of us. Read our full statement: aam-us.org/2021/01/08/aam-st…
Really appreciate the thoughtful prompts “for reflection and action” created by @MuseumsandRace in this thread 👇
(1/8) Many of you are grappling with how to address the events of January 6th, personally and professionally.
We charge you with the following 5 questions for reflection and action:
#OnTruth #MuseumsandRace #MR2021 #MuseRace #TruthandReconciliation
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Looking forward to part two of our @ILStateMuseum series this Thursday night! Joining me are @bttyanne, @KayleighBinDC, and @artstuffmatters. Please tune in and join the conversation. #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
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Upcoming series of panels organized by @ILStateMuseum: the Inclusive Museum, Museums are not Neutral, Decolonizing Museum Practice & Museums & Community engagement. @artstuffmatters @KayleighBinDC @bttyanne @DinaABailey @DirectorACM @YepaPappan & more foxillinois.com/news/local/i…