Museum Ethics News Today

What exactly is ‘visible storage’ in today’s museum environment and how is it changing how museums are being designed and refitted?

Plus, volunteers speak on why they serve and why more people don’t. Also, how nonprofits are protecting large swaths of land

Design Museum hopes 11th directors the charm The exhibition “Beth Lipman: Collective Elegy” on display at the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan, July 24, 2021. Experts say the executive churn could affect the museum’s ability to raise funds or attract new visitors. Jeenah Moon/The New York Times. by Zachary Small (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Since 2013, directors have passed through the revolving door at the Museum of Arts and Design at 2 Columbus Circle with startling vision — and speed. One...

The Public Shouldn’t Have to Pay to Be Members of Museums. That’s Why We’re Abolishing the Fees at Our Institution The director of the ICA at VCU explains why pay-for-play museum membership should become a thing of the past. April 21, 2021 Dominic Willsdon at the ICA. Image courtesy Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. Photo: David Hale It is not enough for museums merely to adapt to survive; in order to be true proponents of an inclusive, democratic culture...