DEAI Resources

OMA's DEAI Committee has curated this list of resources to help guide your organization's DEAI work. This is a living document that we will continue to review and update. Please write to connect@oregonmuseums.org to recommend a resource or share your feedback on this list. Last updated: August 2024

Examples of how museums and other museum-serving organizations have defined DEAI:

• American Alliance of Museums (AAM) DEAI Policy

• Pittock Mansion DEAI Statement
  

Useful articles, links, and websites for DEAI:

• AAM DEAI & Anti-Racism Resources

• AAM DEAI & Anti-Racism Articles

• Smithsonian Institution Fiscal Year 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Report

• Burke Museum “On Our Terms” Video/Keywork Series

• Western Museums Association DEAI Resources

• American Association for State and Local History Resource Center

PDF Resources:

• Audiences and Inclusion: A Primer for Cultivating More Inclusive Attitudes Among the Public by AAM and Wilkening Consulting

• Interpreting Transgender Stories in Museums and Cultural Heritage Institutions by AAM and the LGBTQ+ Alliance

• Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide by the Annie E. Casey Foundation

• Amplification vs. Over-Amplification: A Methodology Data Story by AAM and Wilkening Consulting

• AWAKE to WOKE to WORK: Building a Race Equity Culture by Equity In The Center and ProInspire

• Supporting Decolonisation in Museums by Museums Association

• Toolkit: Inclusion in Collections by MASS Action

Other DEAI Resources and Tools:

• MIT Living Wage Calculator

• National Emerging Museum Professionals Network Salary Transparency Form

• Equity in Pay + Pay Transparency Accountability Tracker

• Arts + All Museums Salary Transparency 2019 Spreadsheet

• Related article by ARTnews