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03/15/2023

would like to recruit YOU to help shape a project on Informal STEM (ISL) Learning Careers.The project team wants to hear from a wide variety of folks—working at or seeking employment at a range of institutions, a variety of career stages, and across all job roles. Add your name to our roster of educators, museum staff, and ISL practitioners for this exciting service opportunity to participate in virtual and in-person listening sessions, workshops, focus groups, and more. Selected participants will receive a stipend for their time. You can also opt-in to receive updates when new tools are released.
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06/01/2021

Tomorrow! See you there, collective.

Registration is now open for [Collective Liberation]: Disrupt, Dismantle, Manifest! is an opportunity for EVERYONE to shape and wholly transform the future of museums We are …

02/15/2021

Hi everyone! Catch Part 3 of Zachary Stocks' 4-part series on the project he created called Heritage Organizations for Rural Social Equity (HORSE).

This week, Zachary Stocks () continues to share with us a project he created called Heritage Organizations for Rural Social Equity (HORSE). This is the third part of a 4-part series.…

06/10/2020

Dr. Porchia Moore shares her response to museums in a time of racial crisis. This is the first post in a three-part series. Look for her call to action at the end of the piece.

This blogpost is authored by Dr. Porchia Moore, who has been an Advisor and Regular Contributing Writer to The Incluseum for many years. This post in the first of what will be a 3-part series& #8230…

05/18/2020

New blogpost up discussing the Four Levels of System Change for Cultivating Inclusion in Museums (thank you to Chris Taylor for laying down the groundwork)! And another invitation to participate in our survey (please consider participating if you haven't yet, and thanks to those who have).

I realize that this Incluseum blogpost comes at an unprecedented AND uncomfortable moment., The current circumstances with the coronavirus pandemic are particularly challenging for the museum field…

04/27/2020

Today, we launch a survey on inclusion in U.S. museums. Please consider participating:

Dear friends, It has been our delight to connect and share with you over the last 8 years. The Incluseum’s goal has been to collectively and collaboratively inquire about inclusion in museums; how …

04/17/2020

Important statement from the MASS Action Collective urging museum leaders to keep equity at the forefront of their decisions right now, and outlining rationale and potential strategies behind this call.

What follows is a statement urging museum leaders to keep equity at the forefront of their decisions right now, and outlining rationale and potential strategies behind this call. The statement was …

02/11/2020

New blog post published today: Feeling Van Gogh: Making Vincent van Gogh's Art accessible.

Today, we hear from Harma van Uffelen, curator of education at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. She shares about a multi-sensory program that the museum has developed to make the art of Van Gogh m…

01/23/2020

Do you know of the organization Look at Art. Get Paid? Well, they are currently hiring: http://www.lookatartgetpaid.org/home

01/06/2020

Happy New Year from The Incluseum! Cheers to 2020! Here's an update on what we've done this year and what we're looking towards in the year ahead. We always welcome your suggestions.

Happy New Year and Decade! As we move into a new year, we wanted to share with you an updated of what last year brought and what’s on our mind for the months ahead. New Project in 2019: Online Rea…

11/26/2019

“In order to collectively advocate for the curation we desire to model in museums, I believe the field can benefit from exploring what has and what should constitute care.“

This piece first appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of Fwd:Museums Journal, a publication edited and produced by the U. of Illinois at Chicago museum and exhibition studies program. Fwd:Museums allo…

11/12/2019

Sorry for yesterday's broken link! Read about how the Uffizi Galleries in Florence are branching out and experimenting with storytelling:

We are pleased to publish the writing of Simona Bodo, an Italian researcher and consultant. A few years ago, we had published her writing on intercultural dialogue, which you can find here. Below, …