Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Over the past year, discussions have developed and groups have been created to address the implications of events such as the one in Ferguson, Missouri, on the mission of museums. In January, in response to an increasing dissatisfaction with the efforts to make our institutions more inclusive, museum professionals gathered in Chicago for “Museums and Race 2016, Transformation and Justice,” a convening to challenge and reimagine institutional policies and systems that perpetuate oppressions in museums. Joanne Jones-Rizzi, director of community engagement at the Science Museum of Minnesota and co-creator and concept developer of the exhibition Race: Are We So Different?, participated in the convening, and we’ve asked her to share her thoughts on how museums can work toward being more inclusive community institutions in the next edition of ASTC On Air.
Over the past year, discussions have developed and groups have been created to address the implications of events such as the one in Ferguson, Missouri, on the mission of museums. In January, in response to an increasing dissatisfaction with the efforts to make our institutions more inclusive, museum professionals gathered in Chicago for “Museums and Race 2016, Transformation and Justice,” a convening to challenge and reimagine institutional policies and systems that perpetuate oppressions in museums. Joanne Jones-Rizzi, director of community engagement at the Science Museum of Minnesota and co-creator and concept developer of the exhibition Race: Are We So Different?, participated in the convening, and we’ve asked her to share her thoughts on how museums can work toward being more inclusive community institutions in the next edition of ASTC On Air.
