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The Latest Report on Museums and Trust is Out Now!
Historically, museums have been shown to be highly trusted institutions. To see how that tracks in today's polarized world, when trust in most sources of information is declining, AAM enlisted Wilkening Consulting to ask the American public whether and why they trust US museums. The main results are summarized in the new report, Museums and Trust 2021.

A few highlights stand out on the levels of trust in museums:
 
  • For respondents who had visited a museum in the past two years, museums are the number one trusted source of information—and that is consistent for museums of all types, from art museums to zoos.

  • The report examined trust through the lenses of race and ethnicity, political affiliation, and attitudes towards inclusion—and has details on each.

  • There is robust, nonpartisan support for museums.
 
"Play All Night!"
Bob Beatty submitted his manuscript for "Play All Night!" Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East to University Press of Florida, scheduled for publication in 2022.
Beatty also co-curated the exhibit From the Big 9 to the World’s Stage: The Impressions for the Songbirds Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee and facilitated Scenario Planning for the National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Amparo Leyman Pino a Voice in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
Join Amparo Leyman Pino Tuesday, October 26, 10-11am EST at the Change+Salon in a fireside chat about how creativity, connection, and new ways of being help us nurture and create institutions that are engines of diversity, equity, inclusivity, accessibility, and systemic change.

Click here to learn more and register.

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Throughout October, Amparo has spoken at numerous sessions on the topic of diversity and inclusion. Recordings from some of these sessions, including the Ecsite Virtual Conference 2021, are available on her website.

October 5: 
Diversity Clinic
An intimate space to discuss and troubleshoot challenges regarding diversity and inclusion. 

October 7: 
This is Not a Cosmopolitan Cover Story
A lightning talk sharing the process on co-creating an online magazine on diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
            
October 14-16:
The Inclusive Science Communication Symposium (ISC)

Pino was a member of the first cohort of Community Engagement Practitioners, which aims to support community-developed knowledge, alignment, and action. She presented in the following sessions:
 
Glows and Grows of the DiverSci Collective
Colleagues from the European Network of Science Centers shared their journeys on leading the diversity and inclusion efforts in their organizations.

Decolonizing Beyond the Objects
Sharing practices of decolonization and partnerships between organizations

Inclusive Design
Practical applications to design inclusive exhibits, programs and festivals.

ISC Inaugural Community Cohort Unpacks the Symposium