Monica O. Montgomery, Director, Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum and Masum Momaya, Curator, Smithsonian Institution

2. BEYOND
TOKENISM:
INSTITUTIONALIZING
INCLUSIVITY IN
MUSEUMS
MuseumNext 2015
Indianapolis
Monica
Montgomery
Founding Director
Museum of Impact
Masum
Momaya
Curator
Smithsonian
Institution

3. Ten Ways to
Institutionalize Inclusivity

4. #1: Acknowledge the Relationship between Social Justice and MuseumLabor
Museum Workers Speak RogueSession
2015 AAMAnnual Meeting
April 28, 2015
Atlanta, Georgia
“I have a Master’s degree but am earning intern money. That ain’t gonna
work.”
“I fought tooth and nail with my boss to get an intern a measly $1000
stipend.”
“I’m tired of being expected to accept that I make less than $40,000 a
year in a major city.”
“These labor issues disproportionately affect people of color.”
"I am tired of being the only black person I know in museum
leadership."
“It gives me hope to hear the white people in the room talk about their
own privilege.”

5. #2: Engage Voices of Museum Workers at AllLevels to Cultivate Change
Advocacy Forum co-organized by Museum Workers Speak(@MuseumWorkers)
and Chicago Emerging Museum Professionals (@ChicagoEMP)
June 30 and August 24, 2015 (Next event: Tuesday, October 27, 2015)
Chicago, Illinois
#MuseumWorkersSpeak Tweet Chats
Every first Wednesday, 2-3pm and 8-9pm Eastern

6. #3: Engage Communities from Concept toClosing
Pacific Worlds at Oakland Museum ofCalifornia

7. Especially Docents, Artists, Writers & Photographers
#3: EngageCommunities
from Concept to Closing

8. #4: Use Inclusive, IntentionalDesign

9. #4: Use Inclusive, Intentional Design: TransFamily Photo Project
Margaret Middleton (Curator), Matthew Clowney (Photographer)

10. #5: Fingerprinting &
Bi Lingual Touch Points
Lewis Latimer Historic House

11. #6: Museum As Stage : Wild Papers Interactive Theater
Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum May & June 2015

12. #6: Museum As Stage : Wild Papers Interactive Theater
Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum May & June 2015

13. #7: Hold
Space For
Community
Museum of Impact 2015

14. #7: HoldSpace
For Community
Museum of Impact Harlem

15. #8: CreativeCurators
Community Poetry as Art
Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum August 2015

16. #8: CreativeCurators
Community Poetry as Art
Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum
August 2015

17. #9:
Democratize
Digital Space

18. 'Our Panchayat, Our
Contribution,'
Poster WomenProject
ZubaanBooks
India
Secret Ballot (2001)
Iran
Film poster
Georgina Choueiri
Lebanon
Veils Mural
Acrylic/Spray Paint
Chinwe Uwatse
Nigeria
Ewoo, Efukwa'am
Watercolour on paper

19. #10: Shape the Digital Metanarrative

20. Thank you
for listening!
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