Activating Diversity and Inclusion: A Blueprint for Museum Educators as Allies and Change Makers

Within the museum field’s recent emphasis on diversity and inclusion to create meaningful experiences for all visitors, there remain problematic power dynamics that maintain white supremacy and re-inscribe disparities in privilege among museum workers and visitors. We introduce guiding principles of allyship and practical strategies for enacting equitable relationships with visitors and staff across lines of social difference, providing a blueprint for a rigorous approach to how museum educators can activate diversity and inclusion to create social change.