Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums

Part 1: A Call to Action

1. Flies in the Buttermilk: Museums, Diversity, and the Will to Change
Lonnie Bunch

2. Museums, Racism, and the Inclusiveness Chasm
Carlos Tortolero

3. 2015 American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting Keynote Address
Johnnetta Betsch Cole

4. Women's Locker Room Talk: Gender and Leadership in Museums
Kaywin Feldman

Part 2: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Strategies

5. Twin Threats: How Ignorance and Instrumentality Create Inequality and Injustice
Darren Walker

6. The Leadership Imperative: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion as Strategy
Laura L. Lott

7. History That Promotes Understanding in a Diverse Society
Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko

8. Pipeline is a Verb: Field Notes on the Spelman College Curatorial Studies Pilot Program
Andrea Barnwell Brownlee

9. Museums and ADA at 25: Progress and Looking Ahead
Beth Bienvenu

10. Catalyzing Inclusion: Steps Towards Sustainability in Museums
Natanya Khashan

11. It's Time to Stop and Ask "Why?"
Lisa Sasaki

Part 3: The Necessity and Power of First Person Voices

12. Much Has Been Taken, But All is Not Lost: The Restorative Promise of First-Voice Representation
Eduardo Díaz

13. No Longer Hiding in Plain Sight
William Underwood Eiland

14. The National Museum of the American Indian: Whence the 'Art Object'
W. Richard West, Jr.

Part 4: Personal Journeys

15. Disability and Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design
Haben Girma

16. Maybe This Time: A Personal Journey Toward Racial Equity in Museums
Elaine Gurian

17. Museum Musings: Then and Now
Cecile Shellman

Appendix A: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Definitions

Appendix B: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey

Appendix C: Museum Board Leadership Report Excerpt - The People

Appendix D: Selected Resources