"In this edited volume, thought leaders in the museum field contemplate the field's struggles with diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. For the first time, these watershed essays, keynote addresses, and data are gathered in one resource, so we can learn from recent history and build on these leaders' work in the next decade."--Provided by publisher.

• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part 1. A CALL TO ACTION
  • 1. Flies in the Buttermilk: Museums, Diversity, and the Will to Change
  • 2. Museums, Racism, and the Inclusiveness Chasm
  • 3. Museums, Diversity, and Social Value
  • 4. Women’s Locker Room Talk: Gender and Leadership in Museums
• Part 2. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION STRATEGIES
  • 5. Twin Threats: How Ignorance and Instrumentality Create Inequality and Injustice
  • 6. The Leadership Imperative: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion as Strategy
  • 7. History That Promotes Understanding in a Diverse Society
  • 8. Pipeline Is a Verb: Field Notes on the Spelman College Curatorial Studies Pilot Program
  • 9. Museums and ADA at 25: Progress and Looking Ahead
  • 10. Catalyzing Inclusion: Steps toward Sustainability in Museums
  • 11. It’s Time to Stop and Ask “Why?”
• 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
  • 13. No Longer Hiding in Plain Sight
  • 14. The National Museum of the American Indian: Whence the “Art Object”?
  • Part 4. PERSONAL JOURNEYS
  • 15. Disability and Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design
  • 16. Maybe This Time: A Personal Journey toward Racial Equityin Museums
  • 17. Museum Musings: Inclusion Then and Now
• 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
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Editors and Contributors