Admittedly, its probably worse in art museums, especially here in deep blue New England. I have been center right (and therefore a minority in my profession and also where I live) my entire adult life and could write a book on how that affected my professional experiences.
Last year I proposed a session for our annual New England Museum Association that promised to discuss winning strategies for museums and historic preservation in dealing with a GOP dominated Federal govt. It wasn’t chosen and I would be stunned to learn that AASLH, AAM or NEMA ever had anyone else propose such a thing. Not saying it was overt ideological discrimination, but having seen plenty of that - I think its something we should all be as conscious of as any other kind of diversity prejudice - and that’s just museums. Imagine humanities departments in higher ed.
There are a lot of reasons beyond fairness why ideological diversity would be good for us all.
I have my own beef with NEH, NEA and PBS. If I had my way they’d block grant all the money to the state councils. I have long assumed that 90% of NEH grants go to the richest biggest 10% of museums. I heard a rep from NEH at an AASLH session complain that there are 20 entire states they wish they had (more) applications from. The problem always is a lack of a viable feedback loop.
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On Feb 16, 2018, at 11:55 AM, Michelle Zupan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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President Trump is No Friend to Museums (or Libraries, or PBS, or NASA ...)
Posted: 16 Feb 2018 05:31 AM PST
Follow the money. As with any budget, you can tell a lot about the interests and priorities of the White House by looking at their latest proposed budget.
While lawmakers are unlikely to enact most of Trump's proposal, here’s a direct look at some of the pages from the FY 2019 Budget that proposes to eliminate the primary government agencies that fund museums and cultural agencies.IMLS
NEH
NEA
The proposed FY 2019 Budget also calls for the elimination of PBS and the NASA Office of Education, as well as agencies like the National Wildlife Refuge Fund and the Chemical Safety Board.
Just because the current President is a short-fingered vulgarian doesn't mean that the United States government should not support arts, culture, and science.
Please contact your Representatives and Senators in Washington to tell them that a great country does not eliminate support for agencies like IMLS, NEA, NEH, and PBS.
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