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THANK YOU everyone for your tireless work on this!!!
To make it a bit more streamlined, EVERY accredited museum is listed below -- just pick one to get started, highlight it to indicate you're working on it, and un-highlight when you're done. Please move line to the NO tab if there was no statement. (Folder for screenshots here)
Also some music for your listening enjoyment :)
States that are complete: ALLLLLLLL OF THEM!!!!!! See Basic Breakdown		Framework for Analysis:
1. Acknowledgement: Acknowledges Museum participation in racism (historical & present).
2. Structural Analysis: Cites specific structural examples of racist/non-inclusive practice by the museum.
3. Specific Actions: Specifies actions institution will take.
4. Outcomes: Lists desired outcomes of anti-racist/inclusive actions.
5. Timeline: Includes estimates of how and when anti-racist/inclusive actions will occur.
6. Financial Commitment: Commits financial investment to the work.
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Inspired by Canadian Arts' Organisations on BLM
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Museum/Cultural InstitutionType (Science, Art, History, etc.)StateDate checkedHave they made a statement? (Hyperlink to post & save a screen grab to Google drive) When? (list date)Relevant Email(s)Acknowledgement Structural AnalysisSpecific ActionsOutcomesTimelineFinancial CommitmentSocial Media PostsDAMLI or Facing Change?Notes Juline Added to doc of statement acknowledging racism in museum
JC added to Marked Uncertain Doc
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Alaska State MuseumsHistory/CultureAK7/31/2020Cannot locate link6/11/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
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Anchorage MuseumArt/History/ScienceAK7/31/20Yes6/10/2020NoNoYesNoNoUnclearyes
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Haines Sheldon MuseumArt/HistoryAK7/31/2020Cannot locate linkn.d.Sort ofNoNoNoNoNoNoNoyes
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Pratt Museum - Homer Society of Natural History
AquariumAK8/1/20FB and Insta6/9/20Maybe?NoNoNoNoNoFB and InstaYes
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Birmingham Civil Rights InstituteHistoryAL7/11/20Yes5/29/2020NoNoNoNoNoUnclearyesThis one is tough ... the statement affirms the original mission of the Civil Rights Institute to "to examine the past effects of inequality in our history to help us learn from the mistakes of the past in an effort to chart a future that allows the United States to live up to the principles evidenced in her founding documents." It invites viewers to bookmark the page and comeback for programs and events that support change.
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Birmingham Museum of ArtArtAL7/1020Yes (social only)6/1/2020NoNoYesNoNoUnclearyesThe BMA's statement is lackluster, but their social media shows that they have been hosting conversations with local Black artists and shared content around Juneteenth. Furthermore, they appointed a BMA curator, Dr. Emily G. Hanna, into a newly created Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on June 24, 2020: https://www.artsbma.org/bma-announces-director-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
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Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University
ArtAL7/11/20yes (social media only)6/2/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyesOne sentence statement was made on Black Out Tuesday. Some social media posts are trying to spark conversation about race through a Gordon Parks photograph and they shared a Hyperallergic article about the Gees Bend Resource Center.
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Mobile Museum of ArtArtAL7/11/20yes6/10/2020NoNoYesNoYesUnclearyesStatement acknowledges the need to be better but does not reckon with ways the institution has failed in the past. It simply lists all of the "diverse" exhibitions and programs it offers and plans to offer in the future. It did post the statement on its homepage banner and it was the first thing I saw when I went to their site. On social media, the museum is sharing black artists from the collection and linked to Langston Hughes poem "Let American Be America Again" published in Esquire in 1936 and said it was in honor of Breonna Taylor.
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Montgomery Museum of Fine ArtsArtAL7/11/20yes6/5/2020NoNoNoNoNoUnclearyesThe museum has a dedicated page on their website containing the Museum's statement from 6/5 and a list of exhibitions, programs, and initiatives that feature Black artists and Black community voices. These are also publicized and faeatured on the Museum's social media account.
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Arkansas Arts CenterArtARYes6/12/2020info@arkansasartscenter.orgNoNoNoUnclearNoNoPosted on blog and social media. Compiled a list of resources (See statement)
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Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas
ArtARYes6/2/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoPlugged upcoming Facebook Live Q&A with artist Chrystal Seawood, who had exhibit at museum in Fall 2019 ("Boys to Black Men: The Seer is the Keeper of His Dreams")
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Arizona History Museum - Arizona Historical Society
HistoryAZYes6/5/2020SomewhatNoUnclearNoNoNoYes
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Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
HistoryAZYes6/4/2020NoNoNoNoNoNo
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Desert Botanical GardenBotanical GardenAZ7/31/20Yes6/3/2020NoNoYesUnclearNoUnclearFB and Insta#BlackoutTuesday post on 6/2; statement on 6/3
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Museum of Northern ArizonaHistory/CultureAZ7/31/20FB and Insta6/18/2020NoNoYesUnclearNoNoFB and Insta
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Phoenix Art MuseumArtAZYes6/3/2020YesKind of YesNoNoNoDAMLIyes
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary ArtArtAZ7/31/20FB and Insta6/1/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFB and InstaJuneteenth post - paid day off in solidarity with Black employees
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Tucson Museum of Art and Historic BlockArtAZ7/31/20FB and Insta6/2/2020One half stepNoNoNoNoNoFB and InstaJuneteenth postYes
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University of Arizona Museum of ArtArtAZ7/31/20
Yes (This is the University's statement that was NOT shared by the Museum's social. JC doesn't think this "counts")
6/9/2020YesKind of (see comment)NoNoNoNoFB#BlackoutTuesday post in addition to statementyes
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Art, Design & Architecture Museum - University of California
ArtCA7/31/20Yes (social only)6/2/20NoNoNoNoNoNoInstaTheir statement includes the (potentially coded) qualifying remark: "we stand in solidarity with those who denounce these acts peacefully..." In addition to their initial statement, they posted several times about Black artists, related BLM events, and other historical Black-led movements on UCSB campus.
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Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoArtCA7/9/20YESYessomewhatsomeNoNoNoyes
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Autry Museum of the American WestHistoryCA7/31/20Yes6/1/20NoNoYesNoUnclearNoInstaPosted on 6/16 about their Collecting Community History Initiative: Black Lives Matter Protests initiative, which "to assist in documenting, collecting, cataloging, and preserving this critical moment in civil rights history in the American West."
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Bakersfield Museum of ArtArtCA7/31/20FB and Insta6/3/20NoNoNoNoNoNoFB and Insta
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Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive - University of California
ArtCA7/9/20Yes sort of NoNoNoNoNoyes
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California Botanic GardenBotanical GardenCA7/31/20FB and Insta6/3/20NoNoNoNoNoNoFB and Insta
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California Science CenterScienceCA7/31/20Yes6/18/20NoNoNoNoNoNoFB and InstaStatement on website taken from a 6/5 all-staff address by the director
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Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum- California State University, Long Beach
ArtCA7/31/20Yes (social only)6/2/20YesNoNoNoNoNoFB and Insta
They also held a 7/6 fundraiser for BLM orgs by selling limited edition artist prints
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De Young MuseumArtCA7/31/20
Yes (Fine Arts Museum of SF)
6/5/20YesYesNoNoNoNoyes
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Descanso GardensBotanical GardenCA7/31/20FB6/4/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFB
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Fine Arts Museum of San FranciscoArtCA7/9/20Yes Action PlanYessomewhatYesUnclearUnclearNoDeYoung and Legion of Honor are part of Fine Arts SF joint statementsyes
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Getty Center + VillaArtCA7/31/20Yes (1st and 2nd)
5/31/20 and 6/1/20
NoNoNoNoNoNoFB and IGNoStatement on website: https://tinyurl.com/y5pvv5pm
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J. Paul Getty MuseumArtCA7/16/20Only on IG6/1/2020No
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Japanese American National MuseumHistoryCA7/9/20Yes
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Japanese Friendship GardenBotanical GardenCA7/31/20Yes6/5/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFBNolist of resources provided
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Legion of HonorArtCA7/31/20Yes (Fine Arts Museum of SF)6/5/2020NoNoNoNoNoNo
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Long Beach Museum of ArtArtCA7/31/20Yes NoNoNoNoNoNoFB (1, 2, 3)
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Mingei International MuseumArtCA7/31/20Yes (FB only)6/1/2020NoNoNoNoNoNo
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Museum of Contemporary Art San DiegoArtCA7/9/20YesNoYesYesUnclearNoNoIGSubsequent actions announced on Soical Media FB
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara
ArtCA7/31/20Yes (FB only)6/5/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFB (1 & 2)DAMLIyes
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Museum of Latin American ArtArtCA7/31/20Yes (FB only)6/5/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFB
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Natural HistoryCA8/1/20Yes6/9/2020NoNoUnclearNoNoNoFBThis statement presents a unique approach. There are two letters one written by the director of the organization and the other by the president of the board, who is the first Black women to hold that position in the history of the organization. There she cites their mission and ties their actions to an initiative to document the stories and experiences of Angelinos as a result of the civil uprising.
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Oakland Museum of CaliforniaArt/History/ScienceCA7/9/20YessomewhatNoYesNoNoNoDAMLI and Facing ChangeYes
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Pacific Grove Museum of Natural HistoryNatural HistoryCA8/1/20Yes (FB only)6/10/2020NoNoNoNoNonoFBOnly on Facebook: A message from our Executive Director There was also a Juneteenth post on 6/19/2020 on FB
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Page Museum at the La Brea Tar PitsNatural HistoryCA8/1/20Yes (FB only)6/10/2020NoUnclearUnclearNoNoNoFBThis statement is related to the one for the Museum of Natural Histroy of Los Angeles County as they are affilate organization.
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Palm Springs Art MuseumArtCA7/9/20YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology
HistoryCA7/9/20YessomewhatNoNoNoNoNoYes
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Raymond M. Alf Museum of PaleontologyNatural HistoryCA8/1/20Yes (FB only)6/10/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFBThis statement is related to a nation wide social media campign under the #ShutDownSTEM
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San Diego Museum of ArtArtCA10/2/20yes6/1/2020NoNoNo
June 5 , IG and this one
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San Diego Museum of Us (Formerly Museum of Man)
HistoryCA7/9/20website6/1/2020UnclearYesYesIGyes
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San Diego Natural History MuseumNatural HistoryCA7/9/20Only on IG6/3/2020sort of, via a social media postyes
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San Diego Zoo Safari ParkZooCA8/2/20Yes (Social only)6/3/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFBAll about listening ... ugh.
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San Jose Museum of ArtArtCA8/3/20FB6/3/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFB
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Santa Barbara Botanic GardenBotanical GardenCA8/3/20Yes (FB only)6/9/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFB"We have much to do and we expect to be held fully accountable for our progress in this realm by our community."yes
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Santa Barbara Museum of ArtArtCA8/3/20Sort of (FB only)6/1/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFB
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SFO MuseumSpecific Topic MuseumCA8/3YesYesYesYesNoNoYesyes
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Southwest Museum of the American Indian
History/CultureCA8/3/20
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USC Fisher Museum of Art & International Museum Institute
ArtCA8/3/20Yes (FB only)6/1/2020NoNoNoNoNoNo
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USC Pacific Asia MuseumCultural Arts CenterCA7/16/20YesYesYesYes****Four stars for Pacific Asia Museum USC for acknowledgement of complicity, specifying manner of compliticy, listing specific steps and goalsyes
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William S. Hart Ranch & MuseumSpecific Topic MuseumCA8/1/20*See NHMLAC
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Aspen Art MuseumArtCO7/10/20Yes6/11/2020YesYesNoNoYesNoyesShort statement nods at complicity and need for change. Says it will report back in 6 months with a plan. yes
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Clyfford Still MuseumArtCO7/11/20Yes (social media only)6/2/2020NoNoYesNoNoNoYesStatement was made on Blackout Tuesday and was updated to remove the BLM hastag. It ends with offering space fo rest in the Museum Lobby for protestors. The museum participated in sign making at a local protest. The Facebook feed has a weekly series of posts on figures left out of the art history cannon called "The Absence Tour"
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Cultural Arts CenterCO7/10/20Yes (social media only)6/3/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyesThe Fine Arts Center shared the statment by Colorado College in their social media post that included a short statement from the Center. The Director of the Center signed the College's statement on 5/29/20. The Center's statement says they are working on a full statement and comprehenisve plan, but I could not find that anywhere on their website or social media. Social media posts have sahred antiracist work by the Director and they have hosted a dialogue on art and social action.
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Denver Art MuseumArtCO7/24/20Yes
6/1/20 & revised on 6/18/20
info@denverartmuseum.org
NoUnclearYesNoNoNo
June 1 FB June 18
This analysis is for the second, revised post. The intial post was made on social media only (Screen shots in folder) and was very surface. Second goes a little further with more specifics and was posted on their website in English and Spanish. A note that the Denver Art Museum did not post anything to their FB account between the two statemetns, which were made 2 weeks apart. Also, although not included in the screen shots, the comments on FB are worth a read!
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Denver Museum of Nature & ScienceScienceCO7/10.20Yes (social media only)6/2/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyesBeyond the short, performative statement made with their Blackout Tuesday post, they also performed solidarity with two Juneteenth posts.
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El Pueblo MuseumHistoryCO7/9/20
Yes (see History Colorado)
yesPart of History Colorado, who issued a statement on bahalf of all of their sites. This site shared the statement and is amplifying History Colordao content plus adding their own.
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Fort Collins Museum of DiscoveryScience and HistoryCO7/27/20Yes (social only)6/3/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyesStatement was made on social media only and says it is committed to facilitaing dialogues with staff, volunteers, and community to develop action steps. No other social media activity indicates they have engaged in such in the nearly 2 months since the statement was published.
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Fort Garland MuseumHistoryCO7/9/20
Yes (See History Colorado)
6/1/2020noPart of History Colorado, who issued a statement on bahalf of all of their sites. Re-shared statement and some of History Colorado's social media content.
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Gregory Allicar Museum of Art - Colorado State University
ArtCO7/27/20Yes (social only)6/3/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyesShort statment made on social media urges accountability and says it remains committed to anti-racism. The staff is almost entirely white ... and there is no mention of anti-racist work on the website. it hosts an annual program on inclusivity. The mission alludes to celebrating diversity and subsequent social media posts immediately after the statement made on Black Out Tuesday share resources. Other posts focus on collections highlights that do share diverse works of art from their americas collection. Posts made before June 3 are more homongeous.
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Healy House Museum and Dexter CabinHistoryCO7/9/20
Yes (see History Colorado)
yesPart of History Colorado, who issued a statement on bahalf of all of their sites. This site shared the History Colorado statement and is amplifying some of History Colordo's content on their social media.
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History ColoradoHistoryCO7/9/20Yes NoUnclearNoNoNoNoyesThe History Colorado social media channels have shared postes exploring history of protests, queer culture, and Juneteenth, among others. They have puiblished follow up articles on their blog inlcuding one one white supremacy at work in historic preservation and an itnerview with a local BLM organizer. https://www.historycolorado.org/blog
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Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado
Natural HistoryCO7/9/20Yes (social media only)6/1/2020YesNoUnclearNoNoNoYesStatement gives action steps for individuals to take in their community but does not offer steps the insititution is taking. Other social media posts amplify Black Birders Week. Part of University of Colorado, Boulder. The University President issued a statement and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has a detailed list of actions: https://www.colorado.edu/odece/campus-actionsyes
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Museums of Western ColoradoHistory/ScienceCO7/8/20Yes (social only)6/6/2020UnclearNoYesYesUnclearNoyesComprises three different museums: Cross Orchards Historic Site, Dinosaur Journey Museum, and the Museum of the West. Specific actions include: "he Museums of Western Colorado are committed to informing the community about historical events, both good and bad, through a revived version of our blog. We want to commit to celebrating BIPOC history as well as contemporary BIPOC authors, scientists, researchers, and experts. We believe a holistic perspective of our past and present is the only way forward; that is why 30% of the stories we share on our blog moving forward will be sharing, celebrating, and elevating BIPOC stories and voices."yes
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Ute Indian MuseumHistoryCO7/9/20
Yes (see History Colorado)
yesPart of History Colorado, who issued a statement on bahalf of all of their sites. Shared the statement and is amplifying some of History Colorado's content on their social media.
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Art Museum, University of Saint JosephArtCT8/1/20
Not as a musuem, but the university made one
6/8/2020NoNoNoNoNoNo
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Bruce Museum of Arts and ScienceArt/History/ScienceCT8/1/20Yes, social media 6/2/20NoNoNoNoNoNoYes
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Florence Griswold MuseumArt/HistoryCT8/1/20Yes6/3/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyesThis is almost NOT a statement. No mention of BLM, protests, etc. Not really sure whether to count it or not: "The Florence Griswold Museum stands during this incredibly difficult time as a source of respite and solace. Together with our colleagues and friends, we encourage compassion in our communities, now and always.⁠"
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Harriet Beecher Stowe CenterHistoric SiteCT8/1/20yes6/4/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyes
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Litchfield Historical SocietyHistoryCT8/1/20Yes?NoNoNoNoNoNono
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Lyman Allyn Art MuseumArtCT8/1/20Yes6/2/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyes
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Mattatuck MuseumArt/HistoryCT8/1/20Yes6/2/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoYes, Twitter only
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Mystic Seaport MuseumHistory/CultureCT8/1/20Yes6/11/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyesWEAK TEA! Barely made a statement. Quoted an AAM statement. Also came out relatively late (June 11) on June 2, they posted a membership deal on IG (when most other museums shared statements)
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New Britian Museum of American ArtArtCT8/1/20Yes6/4/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyes
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Roseland CottageHistoric SiteCT8/1/20
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The Aldrich Contemporary Art MuseumArtCT8/1/20Yes6/8/20YesNoYesNoNoNoYesThey did not post about financial commitment to their own work, but do mention raising money for a "partner organization supporting artists of color" in the statement.yes
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The Mark Twain House and MuseumHistoric SiteCT8/1/20Yes6/2/2020NoNoNoNoNoNo
Yes, Facebook only
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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtArtCT8/1/20Yes6/2/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoYes
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Yale Peabody Museum of Natural HistoryNatural HistoryCT8/1/20yes6/1/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoyes
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Yale University Art GalleryArtCT8/1/20yes6/5/2020yuagdirector@yale.eduNoNoYesNoNoNoIG IG Twitter
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Dumbarton House NSCDAHistoryDC7/13/20Yes (social media only)6/3/2020UnclearNoYesYesUnclearNoYesTechnically includes minimal action and vague timeline. "In the coming days we will be sharing a series of our collections objects that illustrate just how deeply into our past racial injustice runs and how systemic racism can be found in even the most ordinary of objects"). yes
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & GardensArtDC7/13/20Yes
between 7/18/2020-7/29/2020
UnclearNoNoNoNoNoNo
Says they are at the beginning of this work and are open to "listening, learning, and growing" but nothing specific
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National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian
ScienceDC7/18/20Yes6/4/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoFBPost on instagram included a shorter version of the statement as the image capture.
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National Gallery of ArtArtDC7/13/20Yes6/1/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoYes
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
HistoryDC7/13/20Yes5/31/2020NoNoNoNoNoNoYesReferences white supremacy but does not discuss the museum's complicity in this.
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National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian
ArtDCYes6/3/2020NoNoUnclearNoNoNoYesStatement includes resources for talking about race created by Smithsonian institutions
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President Woodrow Wilson HouseHistoryDC7/18/20YesUnclearNoNoNoNoNoNoNoReferences the 15th Point Project which concluded in October 2019.