The Empathetic Museum

UPCOMING: JUNE 2- 4, 2021

[COLLECTIVE LIBERATION] Disrupt, Dismantle, Manifest

We are calling for a radical reimagining of possibilities around what a museum can be for its publics when racial justice is at its center. LEARN MORE >

Call for proposals closes April 16, 2021.
Selections will be confirmed by May 1, 2021.

Updates & Publications

An Empathetic Museum is an Antiracist Museum
Our most recent blog post addresses the critiques we have heard over the years and in recent months about empathy.

The Empathetic Museum: A New Institutional Identity
A reflection on the trajectory of recent EDI trends and what comes next for museums and cultural institutions.
Now at Curator Journal
Or, contact us to request a copy

The Zeitgeist of Tyranny: What Should Museums Do?
Gretchen Jennings has written a new article over at Museum Commons, asking museums to think about themselves in the broader democracy, echoing,
"Do not obey in advance."

Professional Development Workshops:

Looking to spark concrete and actionable growth in your organization? Learn more about our workshops and contact us to schedule a conversation.

DISPONIBLE EN ESPAÑOL
Thanks to our newest Empathetic Museum member Nayeli Zepeda, Art Historian and specialist in museum education, and Editor, Daniela Ekdesman. (download)

AUSSI EN FRANÇAIS
Sincerest thanks to our colleagues at Ingenium for sharing their French translation of the Maturity Model rubric. (download)

​Visitor-centered. Civic-minded. Diverse.​Inclusive. Welcoming. Responsive. Participatory.The qualities of 21st century museums are impossible without an inner core of institutional empathy: the intention of the museum to be, and be perceived as, deeply connected with its community. ​

[COLLECTIVE LIBERATION] Disrupt, Dismantle, Manifest

Updates & Publications

Professional Development Workshops:

Visitor-centered. Civic-minded. Diverse.
Inclusive. Welcoming. Responsive. Participatory.
The qualities of 21st century museums are impossible without an inner core of institutional empathy: the intention of the museum to be, and be perceived as, deeply connected with its community.