#RepresentationMatters
How the 92nd Annual Academy Awards reminded museum professionals about the importance of representation in the arts.
Written by Devon Mancini, MA Candidate in Museum Professions at Seton Hall University
How the 92nd Annual Academy Awards reminded museum professionals about the importance of representation in the arts.
Written by Devon Mancini, MA Candidate in Museum Professions at Seton Hall University
“Does the educational benefit of human remains outweigh the rights of the dead?” -Julie R. Deathridge
Read moreBlack Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums
By Hannah Gaston
Lobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage Bonnie Wilson For many, the word “lobbyist” does not carry with it
Read moreSally Yerkovich, Director of the Institute of Museum Ethics,, writes a review of an session at the American Association of Museums annual meeting regarding museum internships.
Read moreThe Butler Wash Ruins near Blanding, UT. More and more of the Four Corners antiquities cases are entering the sentencing
Read moreA recent New York Times article noted the very large donations ($10 million!) expected of donors to Manhattan’s large museums. Museums need the money, but: how should museums strike a balance between their need for board members with different skills (fundraising, professional services, publicity, mission-related), and broadly represent the community, when the expectations of donations are so high? How can museums create a Board of Directors with members that can help achieve success on many levels, not just financial? Is it ethical to stack a Board with members that will raise the most money or plan the best parties?
Read moreA conference and lecture review on the Responsibility for Accessibility. Reid discusses the responsibility of museums to their visitors and how museum professionals respond to this challenge.
Read moreA book review of Art/Museums: International Relations Where We Least Expect It by Christine Sylvester. The book engages many well-known complex current events within the art world which Sylvester interprets with fresh insight.
Read moreQ: Should museums treat recently created objects with questionable provenance any differently than they do older objects with questionable provenance? Submitted
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