This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2021 features:
- Angela Cassie, National Gallery of Canada Vice-President of Strategic Transformation and Inclusion
- Madeline Smolarz, Group of Ontario Emerging Museum Professionals Chair
- Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Executive Director and Curator
- Jingshu Helen Yao, University of Toronto’s Museum Professionals of Colour Communication Coordinator
Museums would be nothing without all their incredible volunteers and staff. But not all museum workers are the same. Each worker is an individual with their own unique perspectives and experiences. Conference attendees who joined this session met and brainstormed with museum professionals at different stages in their careers. Join Angela Cassie, the Vice-President of Strategic Transformation and Inclusion at the National Gallery of Canada, the Group of Ontario Emerging Museum Professionals’ Madeline Smolarz, University of Toronto’s Museum Professionals of Colour’s Jingshu Helen Yao, and Michael Rikley-Lancaster of the Ontario Museum Professionals mid-career group in exploring how museums can support and nurture a diverse workforce. This session focused on museum workers as individuals navigating their museum careers and doing so in ways that are mindful of all the identities they bring to their work.
