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  • 1.  Book on Museum Workplace Culture

    Posted 02-17-2025 09:35 AM
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    Hi all! I am editing a volume on museum workplace culture for AAM/Bloomsbury Press - the first book on the topic. Inspiration for this project comes from the magnitude of toxicity, inequity, and lack of advancement for opportunities for museum workers; I aim to highlight cases of breaking convention and innovating new structures and approaches for a healthier museum workplace moving forward. 

    A goal of this project is to welcome new voices to the conversation that represent a diversity of experiences. I'm attaching the call for proposals here - please consider submitting a proposal and/or sharing with your own networks!


    Rebekah Beaulieu, PhD (she/her)
    Louise Taft Semple President & CEO
    Taft Museum of Art
    316 Pike Street
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
    www.taftmuseum.org
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  • 2.  RE: Book on Museum Workplace Culture

    Posted 02-18-2025 08:23 AM

    Dear Rebekah

    Thank you for sharing this great initiative. I would love to be part of it by sharing a unique story I lived with children visiting a museum and chatting with the staff. I am sending my abstract and proposal to: museumculturebook@gmail.com

    It will be awesome to have a Zoom chat soon. I am working with children in museums. Here is a recent example of my approach:

    https://www.museumnext.com/article/giving-youth-a-voice-in-your-museum-setting-up-a-childrens-board/

    My email address contact is: joseantoniogordillo@gmail.com

    With gratitude

    Jose



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    Jose Antonio Gordillo Martorell PhD
    CEO & Founder
    Meilen
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  • 3.  RE: Book on Museum Workplace Culture

    Posted 02-18-2025 01:14 PM

    Hello!

    I am so glad that this project is happening! I am a Museology student so I am getting to know how things work in this field but I have 10 years of education experience and this topic has been on my mind. For my thesis, I am planning to create a tool that can help museums evaluate the presence or absence of elements that contribute to psychological safety in that space. I look forward to reading this book!

    Thank you!

    ~Chelsea Gabzdyl



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    Chelsea Gabzdyl
    Museology Graduate Program - University of Washington
    Seattle WA
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  • 4.  RE: Book on Museum Workplace Culture

    Posted 02-18-2025 02:01 PM

    Looks interesting. I am very interested in submitting a proposal. Thank you for sharing Rebekah. 

    Kyle



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    Kyle Lundby
    Principal
    Global Aspect Human Capital Advisors
    Durham NC
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  • 5.  RE: Book on Museum Workplace Culture

    Posted 02-19-2025 07:08 PM

    Dear Rebekah:

    I have been blogging & otherwise publishing (e.g. about the poor working conditions in museums since 2012.  See my Solving Task Saturation for Museum Workers blog at https://solvetasksaturation.wordpress.com/. Essentially, I argue that the museum industry is characterised by a tremendous amount of unresourced expectations that result in highly motivated museum workers to overwork to the point of burnout. See "MAS Community Chat: Paul Thistle – Museum Worker Burnout: More than 'Self-Care' for Survival." Museums Association of Saskatchewan Community Chat presented on 2 February 2022 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--RbABKPnRk . I would be interested in submitting a summary of the problem & the solutions I have identified.



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    Paul C.Thistle
    Director/Curator (retired)
    Stratford, Ontario
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