Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today

This much-needed text addresses the paucity of information about the strategies museums and museum educators can use to perform multiculturalism. Consistent with the goals and contributions of COMC over the past 40+ years, Acuff and Evans have addressed issues of multiculturalism and diversity that impact museum education using the framework of critical multicultural education theory. They direct us to arguments that reposition multicultural education from a largely theoretical domain to a more practical application that interrogates the construction and complexity of power relations, racialization, nondominate knowledge, and equity… . COMC invites you to read and respond to this groundbreaking, seminal text. * Art Education Journal *In Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today, essays explore how a museum can follow a library’s example and lead the way as a community change agent by collaborating with diverse audiences and using educational programs to reach out to patrons. * American Libraries *I love this book. Its introduction and essays bridge the gap between academic theory and museum practice and address longstanding challenges in insightful new ways. I anticipate using it in museum studies courses. – Cynthia Robinson, director of Museum Studies Program, Tufts University

Joni Boyd Acuff is assistant professor of art education at the Ohio State University. Laura Evans is assistant professor of art history and art education and the director of the Art Museum Education Certificate at the University of North Texas.