Night at the Museum is a research project that aims to investigate how certain demographics, particularly white males, became so disproportionately represented in museum settings. With large social movements in the United States and an increasingly changing political landscape, pushes toward more inclusivity and diversity are occurring across society. Museums are supposed to be public institutions that serve as looking glasses into society democratizing spaces for dialogue. However, data from a research study published in the PLoS One journal in 2019, which surveyed for the diversity of artists in 18 major museums in the U.S., revealed that the work of white and male artists overwhelmingly constitutes the art displayed in museums. Meanwhile, the number of women and people of color represented in museum collections pales in comparison. Using the data from this survey as a jumping off point, we intend to examine the ways in which museum management practices can change to address these disparities and become more inclusive spaces for underrepresented and historically marginalized minorities.
Collaborate with David Wu, Travis Lim, Katie Phan, Valeria Fuentes
