diversity
New documentary gives inside view of art museum’s attempts to become more diverse
“White Balls on Walls” shows how the staff of Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum have tried to implement change amid a shifting social landscape
Little progress is being made in diversifying US museum acquisitions, report preview finds
Data from the Burns Halperin Report 2022, published 13 December, shows the limited purchasing power of museums and how much they rely on donors to shape their collections
Are US museums becoming more inclusive? New surveys of workers and trustees provide modest hope
Two extensive surveys, led by the Mellon Foundation and the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, suggest mixed results for the cultural field’s diversity efforts
New book on Sarah Biffin—a 19th-century miniaturist who was born limbless—looks at the artist beyond the sideshow
The work of the portrait painter is reviewed within the context of her peers
People with disabilities are the world’s largest minority, but disabled artists remain underrepresented in European museums. Is that about to change?
Projects on disability still remain peripheral in institutional programming—and the pandemic threatens what progress has been made
Why it’s important that Canada’s Black artists are honoured at the heart of government
Senator Patricia Bovey's initiative 'Honouring Canada's Black Artists' bringing works by Black Canadian artists into the Senate building is now in its second iteration
Past it at 40? Artists fight ‘culture of ageism’ in the art world
Promoting hot young talent might grab the attention of collectors and the general public, but it disadvantages older artists and especially women, queer and non-binary creators
'It’s time for museums to take critical race theory seriously'
There’s a campaign against discussions of race in the American education system—and museums have a part to play in fighting that
‘Moving beyond Instagram’s Black Square’: new £800,000 grant aims to support UK artists of colour
Freelands Foundation announces funding for residencies and development programmes at leading art institutions to tackle racial inequality
Male-centric and whitewashed: major photography brands Fuji, Canon and Kodak scramble to diversify following criticism
Camera companies pledge to promote more women, LGBTQ and photographers of colour in response to online pro-diversity campaigns
A year after a racially tinged controversy, Moca Cleveland revises structure of its board of directors
Three co-presidents rather than one will oversee the institution, which has also recruited a more diverse array of board members
Timothy Rub to step down as director of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Leader oversaw an ambitious series of construction projects but has also contended with reports of midlevel management abuses and equity issues
After soul-searching, Guggenheim names a Black ‘culture and inclusion’ officer and a human resources chief
Appointments follow accusations of “systemic racism” in hiring and programming at the museum
Why are top jobs in Chinese museums going to white men?
Local professionals continue to be overlooked for highly paid leading roles
Saint Louis Art Museum appoints its first woman director
Min Jung Kim, who now leads the New Britain Museum of American Art, will succeed 22-year veteran Brent Benjamin
Revising a mostly white ‘greatest hits’ narrative, Seattle Art Museum will overhaul its American art galleries
Museum invites three artists to serve as co-authors of collection displays and enlists 10 local experts to help generate inclusive stories
Minneapolis Institute of Art announces over $19m in gifts, including funds for a diversity officer, Latin American curator and deputy director
Museum, under pressure to embrace equity while facing revenue losses, says the money will shore up its endowment and operating budget
Exclusive survey: what progress have US museums made on diversity, after a year of racial reckoning?
We asked art institutions around the country about their efforts to diversify their workforces, exhibition programmes, permanent collections and audiences
National Gallery of Art recruits the first woman and person of colour to serve as its chief curator
As the museum commits itself to diversity, E. Carmen Ramos, a curator of Latino art, will be “the principal architect of the visitor experience”
‘Each employee is very important’: Embattled director of Detroit Institute of Arts responds to findings about management missteps
Salvador Salort-Pons says he has been working with a leadership coach to address complaints about staff members feeling undervalued
In diversity and equity campaign, Walters Art Museum recognises the tarnished history of its founders
Institution issues newly written history that discloses its founders’ pro-Confederacy stance and business ties to racist labour practices in the South
After thwarted art sales, Baltimore Museum of Art marshalls funding to promote diversity and equity
Institution announces $1.46m in gifts to finance goals such as pay increases for hourly workers and extended visiting hours
Charles Venable, president of Indianapolis museum, resigns after controversial job post
The board has issued an apology and pledged to improve its representation of the local community
Indianapolis museum apologises for posted job description describing a ‘core, white art audience’
Institution edits wording of director’s job opening to eliminate “white” after an outcry
Actor Riz Ahmed and Chisenhale director Zoé Whitley selected for new commission to diversify London's public monuments
New 15-member body will focus on the capital’s statues, street names and memorials
Guggenheim appoints Naomi Beckwith as deputy director and senior curator
Appointment of MCA, Chicago curator is seen as a step toward more inclusiveness after accusations of institutional racism
'We are not a suburb of Paris': incoming director of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts champions a North American identity
Stéphane Aquin is taking over after Nathalie Bondil’s controversial dismissal
To mirror, and support, community: Everson Museum board chair defends deaccessioning of a Pollock
Auction proceeds will go towards diversifying the collection at the Syracuse institution with “inspirational” art
Baltimore Museum of Art will sell important paintings by Warhol, Still and Marden
Acting on relaxed rules, it will use the funds for collection care and salary increases as well as diverse acquisitions
A new online auction house wants to reduce speculation on emerging artists' markets
Founded by former Christie's vice president Shlomi Rabi, Greenhouse will also donate 5% from every sale to a scholarship fund for Black students studying art history