Title: | Connecting the dots: The impact of diversity in the museum workforce on innovation, relevance, and audience Engagement |
Authors: | Haitham Eid |
Type: | Paper |
Publication: | Museums and the Web 2018: Selected Papers and Proceedings from an International Conference |
Editors: | Nancy Proctor and Rich Cherry |
Pages: | 17-30 |
Publisher: | Museums and the Web LLC |
Published: | Silver Spring |
Year: | 2018 |
Abstract: | Beyond a few articles and some statistical studies, and despite its importance to museum work, it can be argued that the issue of workforce diversity in museums has been overlooked. This article aims to investigate how workforce diversity can impact the innovation capabilities of museums as well as their relevance to the communities they serve. The lack of diversity in museums exceeds professional positions and extends to board members, constituents, and donors, who are usually described as overwhelmingly White, able-bodied, college-educated, and affluent. This research questions if some of the problems which |