Series Overview 

In February 2021, BAEMP launched a new  program series that aims to create spaces for public dialogue around timely topics impacting equity, accessibility, and inclusion within the museum field. Topics will be introduced via Instagram Live early in the month to be followed by a public forum for dialogue via Zoom later in the month. The aim of these programs will be to facilitate important conversations that center the experiences of museum staff and advocate for necessary shifts towards a more equitable industry. 

August Program: ​Opportunity Cost: Museum Studies and Emerging Professionals

Our August Programming for this series features  BAEMP  Membership Committee Chair, Emerging Professional, and Museum Studies student Ana Navarro in conversation with BAEMP Board Member Erin Schilling as they discuss the opportunity cost in Museum Studies and the museum field at large.
"Opportunity cost is the value of the next-best alternative when a decision is made; it's what's given up." Andrea Caceres-Santamaria

To view the one on one discussion between  BAEMP  Membership Committee Chair, Emerging Professional, and Museum Studies student Ana Navarro in conversation with BAEMP Board Member Erin Schilling, please click the image to the right. 
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July Program: Facing into DEAI with Positive Momentum
Our July Programming for the series features BAEMP Board President Azha Simmons, special guest Andrew Plumley, AAM Senior Director of Equity and Culture, and moderation by BAEMP Programming Committee Member Ilene Conde, for discussion around DEAI work in the museum field. As they discuss the current movement for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the museum field and how we can apply these practices as individuals and within our institutions. 

To view the one on one discussion between BAEMP Board President Azha Simmons, special guest Andrew Plumley,  AAM Senior Director of Equity and Culture, and moderation by BAEMP Programming Committee Member Ilene Conde,
​please click the image to the left.

February Program: Frontline Worker’s Experience During COVID-19

To kick off this program series, BAEMP Programming Committee Chair Nia McAllister and Programming Committee  member Erin Schilling,  facilitated a public forum to center the experiences of frontline workers during Covid-19. The event gathered museum professionals from the Bay Area and beyond, and prompted important discussions on the topics of museum reopening plans, issues of hazard pay, and the challenges frontline workers’ experience when expressing concerns of physical and mental safety at their institutions. The event served as an impactful gathering space to find solidarity between museum workers and for sharing resources to support frontline workers as museums continue to move forward with reopening. Thank you to all participants for contributing to this important and necessary dialogue!

To view the one on one discussion between BAEMP Programming Committee Chair Nia McAllister and Programming Committee  member Erin Schilling, please click the image to the right.