#MuseumHour: Success as a Museum Worker
/On June 1st, 2020 I had the pleasure to host a #MuseumHour on twitter around the topic of success as a museum worker. #MuseumHour is a platform on twitter providing really interesting discussions and support for anyone working in museums. You can join Mondays 20:00-21:00 UK time by following the hashtag.
It might sound strange to think about a topic such as success during a pandemic and during a time where many are fighting on the frontlines for more justice. In my research and the many hundreds of hours of conversations I’ve been involved with, one thing became clear: success is always shaped by race, class and gender (You can find an ongoing interview series I’ve been conducting with museum and creative professionals here> or take a look at what I’ve been writing about art as labor>)
It is important to talk about inclusion and diversity from as many angles as possible and the longer I’ve been involved in diversity work, the more I’m interested to see what institutional environments do in order that people from underrepresented communities can succeed better. Because let’s say one thing loud and clear, the current systems benefit those who already come from contexts of privilege and enable them to succeed while those dealing with the oppressive impact of race, class and gender need to fight harder to succeed.
It’s been a fascinating discussion and I want to thank everyone who participated for their candid honesty and vulnerability in the answers they’ve shared. THANK YOU! In the following I’ve collected several of the tweets so that these conversations don’t get lost.
