Open Forum

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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I'm interested in this topic as well -- please share online!

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Dawn Roberts
Senior Director of Collections
Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago IL
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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I am interested and we have developed a structural/systemic approach to collections.  

Best,
Tiffini

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Tiffini Bowers
Head, Exhibitions and Engagement & Curator for Visual and Ephemeral Collections
John Hay Library - Brown University
Providence RI
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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I am interested in this subject and interested to know what you find, as we are planning a similar process beginning next year.

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Juniper Manley
Director
Harwood Museum of Art
Taos NM
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Amalia,

This is a fascinating idea and I will be interested in learning more about your intention--what was the stimulus for this initiative, and what is your goal? The closest I've seen is the King County Office of Historic Preservation's analogous initiative, started this year (I think), to re-examine landmarked properties to ensure that the nomination paperwork captures all the diverse stories associated with a site. I can see ways in which that could be applied to objects in a collection and we do this all the time to try to re-interpret our collections in fresh and relevant ways. Tell us more, now or as you move the initiative forward!

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Elizabeth Stewart PhD
Director
Renton History Museum
Renton WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Like everyone else, we are interested as well. Maybe this is a meeting or webinar topic?
Thanks for making this public.
Joan Baldwin

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Joan Baldwin
Curator-Special Collections - The Hotchkiss School
Lakeville CT
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Good morning,

Our institution is currently preparing our first DEAI self-audit, and we're in the thick of analyzing our Collection and exhibitions. We based our exhibition section on the Speed Art Museum's 2020 Racial Equity Report (available on the Speed's website), and did a more thorough analysis of our Collection, whose artists and contexts we naturally know more about. Happy to discuss further if you'd like!

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Kristi McMillan
Director of Learning & Engagement
Asheville Art Museum
kmcmillan@ashevilleart.org | (828) 253-3227
Asheville, NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Although it's focused only on the representation of gender in museum images and videos, you might find it helpful to take a look at the IF/THEN Gender Representation Toolkit developed by ASTC as part of its involvement in the IF/THEN Coalition. I suspect many of the same lessons and approaches could apply for DEAI work more generally.



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Adam Fagen
Director of Communications and Advocacy
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Washington DC
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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We are developing a pop-up exhibit with the IF/THEN content.  Will be ready to share with other institutions in early to mid June.

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Melissa Felder
Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-19-2021 09:23 PM
From: Adam Fagen
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Although it's focused only on the representation of gender in museum images and videos, you might find it helpful to take a look at the IF/THEN Gender Representation Toolkit developed by ASTC as part of its involvement in the IF/THEN Coalition. I suspect many of the same lessons and approaches could apply for DEAI work more generally.



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Adam Fagen
Director of Communications and Advocacy
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Washington DC

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Regarding exhibit labels specifically: https://rka-learnwithus.com/improving-our-museum-labels-through-a-harm-reduction-lens-part-2/

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Beth Kaminsky
Experience Planner, Developer, & Writer
Denver CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Thanks so much for sharing, Beth!

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Beth Kaminsky
Experience Planner, Developer, & Writer
Denver CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-20-2021 10:36 AM
From: Beth Kaminsky
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Regarding exhibit labels specifically: https://rka-learnwithus.com/improving-our-museum-labels-through-a-harm-reduction-lens-part-2/

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Beth Kaminsky
Experience Planner, Developer, & Writer
Denver CO

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Thanks so much everyone for the recommendations and suggestions!

I am wondering if anyone would be interested in a Zoom / Teams / etc. call in July for a discussion and resource exchange once MoPOP and others get deeper into process development?

Have a great rest of your week,
Amalia

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 4/22/2021 11:31:00 AM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: RE: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Thanks so much everyone for the recommendations and suggestions!

I am wondering if anyone would be interested in a Zoom / Teams / etc. call in July for a discussion and resource exchange once MoPOP and others get deeper into process development?

Have a great rest of your week,
Amalia

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Absolutely!

Rachel Nicholson (she/her/hers)

Director, Interpretation, Evaluation & Visitor Research

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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Beth Kaminsky
Experience Planner, Developer, & Writer
Denver CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-22-2021 11:30 AM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Thanks so much everyone for the recommendations and suggestions!

I am wondering if anyone would be interested in a Zoom / Teams / etc. call in July for a discussion and resource exchange once MoPOP and others get deeper into process development?

Have a great rest of your week,
Amalia

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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I too would be very interested to learn from others. We are about to conduct an audit and will be inviting ALL staff to contribute their observations and insights. For this first phase, we don't want to focus on what's absent from our exhibitions and collections. That is a grand project and we know there is so much work to do.  For starters,  we want to review, through the eyes of staff that are on the floor and engaging with the content and the public about text, images and objects that need to be further contextualized, supplemented, removed. We have traditionally relied on our curatorial, tour guides, education staff to participate in these  kinds of projects, but recognize that so many of our colleagues pass these exhibits every day and have valuable insights. Planning to create this first pass through a google survey and will begin to discuss and tackle the recommendations.

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Elaine Charnov
SVP, Exhibits, Education & Programs
Intrepid Museum, NYC
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-03-2021 03:54 PM
From: Beth Kaminsky
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Absolutely!

Rachel Nicholson (she/her/hers)

Director, Interpretation, Evaluation & Visitor Research

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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Beth Kaminsky
Experience Planner, Developer, & Writer
Denver CO

Original Message:
Sent: 04-22-2021 11:30 AM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Thanks so much everyone for the recommendations and suggestions!

I am wondering if anyone would be interested in a Zoom / Teams / etc. call in July for a discussion and resource exchange once MoPOP and others get deeper into process development?

Have a great rest of your week,
Amalia

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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I would definitely be interested in a Zoom / Teams discussion as you get deeper into your initiative, Amalia!

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Elizabeth Stewart PhD
Director
Renton History Museum
Renton WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-22-2021 11:30 AM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Thanks so much everyone for the recommendations and suggestions!

I am wondering if anyone would be interested in a Zoom / Teams / etc. call in July for a discussion and resource exchange once MoPOP and others get deeper into process development?

Have a great rest of your week,
Amalia

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Count me in on the conversation too! We are doing an audit at my institution in the next year as well.


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Jennifer Matotek MBA
Executive Director
Art Gallery of Windsor
Windsor ON
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-03-2021 04:11 PM
From: Elizabeth Stewart
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

I would definitely be interested in a Zoom / Teams discussion as you get deeper into your initiative, Amalia!

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Elizabeth Stewart PhD
Director
Renton History Museum
Renton WA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-22-2021 11:30 AM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Thanks so much everyone for the recommendations and suggestions!

I am wondering if anyone would be interested in a Zoom / Teams / etc. call in July for a discussion and resource exchange once MoPOP and others get deeper into process development?

Have a great rest of your week,
Amalia

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
------------------------------

Hello,

If possible, a colleague and I would love to be included if there is a discussion brewing.

Thanks,
Kat Latham
Director of Collections Management
Wisconsin Historical Society

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Katie Latham
Dir of Collection Management
Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison WI
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-22-2021 11:30 AM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Thanks so much everyone for the recommendations and suggestions!

I am wondering if anyone would be interested in a Zoom / Teams / etc. call in July for a discussion and resource exchange once MoPOP and others get deeper into process development?

Have a great rest of your week,
Amalia

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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Hello!    
   I specialize in museum access and love this topic! (formally of the Monterey Bay Aquarium). I'd encourage museums to do DEAI instead of DEI because Access is not the same is inclusion. 
   Id also separate the audit out a bit so that the objectives are clear. Are you doing an audit on diversity of collection and exhibit or the accessibility, ect. Accessibility includes ADA compliance and considerations which I have resources for if you want! 
--Rachel

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Rachel Schwartzman
Museum Professional Specializing in Accessibility
Monterey, CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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The Westmoreland Museum of American Art would love to be part of this conversation and share what we are doing and learn from all of you as well!
Thanks for the opportunity to work together on this important work.  

Suzanne Wright

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Suzanne Wright
Director of Finance and Budgeting
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Greensburg PA
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-05-2021 11:40 AM
From: Rachel Schwartzman
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!
   I specialize in museum access and love this topic! (formally of the Monterey Bay Aquarium). I'd encourage museums to do DEAI instead of DEI because Access is not the same is inclusion.
   Id also separate the audit out a bit so that the objectives are clear. Are you doing an audit on diversity of collection and exhibit or the accessibility, ect. Accessibility includes ADA compliance and considerations which I have resources for if you want!
--Rachel

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Rachel Schwartzman
Museum Professional Specializing in Accessibility
Monterey, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
------------------------------

Hello,

I would like to participate to see what other museum are doing with DEI.  We are in the process of looking at this issues as well.  I like the idea of adding A - Access to this audit as well.

Thank you 

Sherrie Colbert



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Sherrie Colbert
Director
Iowa Gold Star Military Museum
Johnston IA
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-05-2021 11:40 AM
From: Rachel Schwartzman
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!
   I specialize in museum access and love this topic! (formally of the Monterey Bay Aquarium). I'd encourage museums to do DEAI instead of DEI because Access is not the same is inclusion.
   Id also separate the audit out a bit so that the objectives are clear. Are you doing an audit on diversity of collection and exhibit or the accessibility, ect. Accessibility includes ADA compliance and considerations which I have resources for if you want!
--Rachel

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Rachel Schwartzman
Museum Professional Specializing in Accessibility
Monterey, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
------------------------------

Thank you - we are interested as well.

Michael Rose
Executive Vice President
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta GA

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Michael Rose
Executive Vice President
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta GA
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-06-2021 07:53 AM
From: Sherrie Colbert
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello,

I would like to participate to see what other museum are doing with DEI.  We are in the process of looking at this issues as well.  I like the idea of adding A - Access to this audit as well.

Thank you

Sherrie Colbert



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Sherrie Colbert
Director
Iowa Gold Star Military Museum
Johnston IA

Original Message:
Sent: 05-05-2021 11:40 AM
From: Rachel Schwartzman
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!
   I specialize in museum access and love this topic! (formally of the Monterey Bay Aquarium). I'd encourage museums to do DEAI instead of DEI because Access is not the same is inclusion.
   Id also separate the audit out a bit so that the objectives are clear. Are you doing an audit on diversity of collection and exhibit or the accessibility, ect. Accessibility includes ADA compliance and considerations which I have resources for if you want!
--Rachel

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Rachel Schwartzman
Museum Professional Specializing in Accessibility
Monterey, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
------------------------------

I am interested, 

Jennifer McLachlan
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
VIce President of Learning
jennifer.mclachlan@zootampa.org

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Jennifer McLachlan
Vice President of Learning
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-06-2021 07:53 AM
From: Sherrie Colbert
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello,

I would like to participate to see what other museum are doing with DEI.  We are in the process of looking at this issues as well.  I like the idea of adding A - Access to this audit as well.

Thank you

Sherrie Colbert



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Sherrie Colbert
Director
Iowa Gold Star Military Museum
Johnston IA

Original Message:
Sent: 05-05-2021 11:40 AM
From: Rachel Schwartzman
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!
   I specialize in museum access and love this topic! (formally of the Monterey Bay Aquarium). I'd encourage museums to do DEAI instead of DEI because Access is not the same is inclusion.
   Id also separate the audit out a bit so that the objectives are clear. Are you doing an audit on diversity of collection and exhibit or the accessibility, ect. Accessibility includes ADA compliance and considerations which I have resources for if you want!
--Rachel

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Rachel Schwartzman
Museum Professional Specializing in Accessibility
Monterey, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
------------------------------

I would love to join in on this future conversation! We're been trying to start work on a DEI audit for collections and exhibitions here at the Metal Museum as well. I enjoyed reading the Speed Art Museum's 2020 Racial Equity Report that was suggested earlier in the thread and hope we can generate a similar report after our audit. We've had some bumps trying to organize an artist survey to gather the demographic data but are hoping to have the survey written and distributed by the end of the year.



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Brooke Garcia
Registrar/Librarian
National Ornamental Metal Museum
Memphis TN
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-11-2021 09:20 AM
From: Jennifer McLachlan
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

I am interested,

Jennifer McLachlan
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
VIce President of Learning
jennifer.mclachlan@zootampa.org

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Jennifer McLachlan
Vice President of Learning

Original Message:
Sent: 05-06-2021 07:53 AM
From: Sherrie Colbert
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello,

I would like to participate to see what other museum are doing with DEI.  We are in the process of looking at this issues as well.  I like the idea of adding A - Access to this audit as well.

Thank you

Sherrie Colbert



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Sherrie Colbert
Director
Iowa Gold Star Military Museum
Johnston IA

Original Message:
Sent: 05-05-2021 11:40 AM
From: Rachel Schwartzman
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!
   I specialize in museum access and love this topic! (formally of the Monterey Bay Aquarium). I'd encourage museums to do DEAI instead of DEI because Access is not the same is inclusion.
   Id also separate the audit out a bit so that the objectives are clear. Are you doing an audit on diversity of collection and exhibit or the accessibility, ect. Accessibility includes ADA compliance and considerations which I have resources for if you want!
--Rachel

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Rachel Schwartzman
Museum Professional Specializing in Accessibility
Monterey, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2021 02:05 PM
From: Amalia Kozloff
Subject: DEI Audit of Exhibitions and Collections

Hello!

We are in the process of developing a DEI audit of our exhibitions and collections. Does anyone have experience with this in their museums? Would you be willing to share methodologies? Or, is anyone planning a similar initiative and would like to chat about developing ethical methodologies with us?

Thanks!

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Amalia Kozloff
Curator
Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle WA
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