It has been a joy to partner with Sierra Van Ryck deGroot and the National Emerging Museum Professionals Network to advocate for wage transparency and healthy work environments. The cultural resource sector is broad - workers do everything from manage historic house museums to lead archaeology digs and everything in between. Transparency is important as we work together toward ensuring both living and equitable wages. Thank you Hyperallergic for amplifying this message. We aren't done advocating for change!
“As a new class of graduating college students gears up to enter the job market, a fresh cohort of art lovers will apply to fill the estimated 4,900 museum job openings in the United States.
But snagging one of those coveted jobs is notoriously competitive, and the work itself is infamously underpaid.” - Elaine Vellie