Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums - Grand Format

Diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in all aspects of museums' structure and progtanutdng are top issues in the field today - and in the overall arts and culture sector. Much has been written from various perspectives over several decades. Yet a lack of diversity repast, and exclusive practices and inequities persist in all types of museums. For the first time, a go-to resource is available for readers interested in learning about diversity and inclusion work in the field-past, present, and future.
This edited collection of the most important essays, speeches, and reports on these topics seeks to facilitate a much-needed inrergenerational dialogue that helps build on lessons from the past, broadens thinking about the many different facets of this complex work, and ignites inspiration for continuing to correct inequities across museums of all types, sizes, and locations. This unique book is compiled and edited by two leaders in the museum field.
Johnnetta Beach Cole has served as both director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and president of both historically Black colleges for women in the United States, Spelman College and Bennett College, a distinction she alone holds. Laura L. Lott, president and CEO of the Ametican Alliance of Museums, is the first woman to lead the largest museum service organization in the United States and has sa track record of leading traruformative change in nonprofit organization.
Through leading essays and new analysis, these thought leaders present the ongoing journey to address some of the most challenging questions facing the museum field. Why do these problems persist ? How will a new generation of museum leaders change this picture to better represent the communities that museums strive to serve and engage ? What can we learn from those who have been observing, experiencing, and writing about these issues ?