Anti-racist practice

In this Knowledge Exchange we hear from Amy Rich at Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, Matthew Jarron from University of Dundee Museums, Heather Carroll at Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, and Aneel Singh Bhopal from West of Scotland Regional Equality Council.

The Museum Test created by The Changemakers is a tool to help determine how effectively a museum handles topics of colonialism, empire, slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and representation.

This page contains resources that look at inclusive recruitment, training, and programmes for diversifying the museum and gallery workforce, including integrating anti-racist practice within this.

In this Knowledge Exchange we hear from Nelson Cummins, Communities and Campaigns Officer at Coalition for Equality and Rights (CRER). Nelson talks about the work CRER do across Scotland to eliminate racial discrimination and harassment and promote racial justice.

This Knowledge Exchange was delivered by Ray Barnett, Head of Collections & Archives for the Bristol Culture & Creatives Industries team within Bristol City Council.

In October 2020 we heard from Zey Kussan of Museum As Muck and Zandra Yeaman of The Hunterian, about approaches to addressing class system inequalities and the inclusive interpretation of museum collections.

This page contains resources that give examples, advice, and share news and reflections on developing anti-racist practice with young people in museums and galleries. 

This page contains resources that give examples, advice, and ask questions of anti-racist practice in museums and galleries in Scotland, the UK, and internationally. 

This page contains resources that look at language as part of an anti-racist and inclusive practice