MuseumsResist

We are staff,volunteers, & supporters of #museums. We educate, preserve, & explore ideas. We, and the public we serve, are affected by national events. #Resist.

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"David Adjaye says museums, monuments and memorials should be sites of resistance against those "propagating fictions" about climate change, civil rights or the holocaust." https://t.co/AnuMJIhnLe

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#Museums and #historicsites - as you prepare for your holiday events, you need this! Decolonizing Thanksgiving - from @SitesConscience
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#museums, take on an issue. @ninaksimon posts on the Community Issue Exhibition Toolkit, a ready-to-use recipe for helping visitors learn and take action on an issue of #local importance https://t.co/9fWPNwFWzV

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@AnandWrites is taking a hard look at the culture of #philanthropy in his recent work. The implications for #museums ("the art of blood money," naming rights, social prestige of boards) are huge. Listen! https://t.co/O49m24YC2r

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@NEH grant to help @oldsturbridge update its scholarship for better relevance and inclusion" Many historic site interpretations have lagged behind scholarship." https://t.co/Jw1QpkqqlW

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"Giving had become the wingman of taking. Generosity had become the wingman of injustice. “Changing the world” had become the wingman of rigging the system." @AnandWrites on what's wrong with #philanthropy. #Museums take note. https://t.co/I1h5IWCdzy

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When is #museum activism self-serving and superficial? @KayleighBinDC and #MASSAction offer some excellent thoughts on what true change-making looks like. https://t.co/ioigE2v2LB

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@ncacensorship offers best pratices for #museums on dealing with controversy. How many institutions stumble over #1? https://t.co/vbUXVvDgMB

[Freedom Forum @1stForAll]

We have removed the "You Are Very Fake News" t-shirts from the gift shop and online. We made a mistake and we apologize. A free press is an essential part of our democracy and journalists are not the enemy of the people. https://t.co/eLXa9t646g

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Who are #museums “protecting?”

[Nina Simon @ninaksimon]

I was at a presentation. A nice lady from an art museum said: “our challenge is attracting new audiences while protecting loyal patrons.” And then I snapped.
Blog post >>> https://t.co/wr8ogK2dNF

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Tweeting in order to tag @nytimesarts

[Dana Allen-Greil @danamuses]

Thanks for this. Would love to see NYT cover the full range of museums (not just art but also history, science, etc.) and also widen your focus to all museum staff (not just curators). This happens over and over again in NYT pieces.

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Is the nonprofit board structure turning #museums into little plutocracies? Andrea Fraser argues for separating governance from patronage. https://t.co/8jN3xhFAEh

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"Before the 14th Amendment, the Bill of Rights protected almost no one." The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution turns 150 this week. Any #museums taking note? https://t.co/t2FQ75X0a5

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Museum of Street Culture "validates the experiences of people in public places" @Dallas_MSC https://t.co/KeGkANLWiT

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#NotYourMommasHistory speaks out on sexual assault and harassment of African-American female historical interpreters. https://t.co/6fYvjOjXpg

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"Torn Apart/Separados" Project pinpoints anti-immigrant activities and facilities around the US. https://t.co/i5DmUgYwkU

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In @pennmuseum 's new Global Guides program, guides from Iraq and Syria blend history, art & geography with personal perspectives. https://t.co/rWIZoVzwZZ

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@metmuseum creates Civic Practice Partnership for artists focused on social change #museums https://t.co/LCmEmA62pV