Museums across the country are increasingly caught up in partisan skirmishes, called out for their exhibits, programming, or for taking (or not taking) a stand on current events. What kinds of pressure — protests, lawsuits, threats to funding — are being brought to bear? How can museums avoid or respond to these threats?
Join the American Alliance of Museums for the second installment in the new Future Chats series: Navigating the Culture Wars.
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Time: 3 – 4 p.m. ET
Location: Online
After the chat, participants are invited to join virtual discussion groups to share their own experiences coping with partisan pressure from the public, donors, or legislators. Join this Future Chat for important information about this trend, support to help navigate its impacts, and empathy from your museum colleagues.
Note: General portions of this Future Chat will be recorded. Breakout discussions will not be recorded and are only available to live participants.
Register here.
Speakers
Julie Decker, PhD, is the Director/CEO of the Anchorage Museum in Alaska, a leading center for scholarship, engagement, and investigation of Alaska and the North. She has a doctorate in art history, a master’s degree in arts administration, and bachelor degrees in visual design and journalism. She has curated numerous exhibitions and authored and edited publications on contemporary art, architecture and the environment.
Elizabeth Merritt is AAM’s vice president for strategic foresight, and founding director of the Center for the Future of Museums—a think-tank and research & development lab for the museum field. She is the author of the Alliance’s annual TrendsWatch report, and writes and speaks prolifically on the trends shaping the future of nonprofit organizations. Elizabeth holds an M.A. from Duke University and a B.S. from Yale University, and attended the Museum Management Institute.
