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The Burns Halperin Report

Museums have said time and again that they want to diversify their programs. But for a long time, progress was only measured anecdotally—an exhibition here, a press release there. That’s why, in 2018, we decided to crunch the numbers ourselves to find out exactly how much progress museums have been making in building programs that tell the stories of their own communities as well as tracking data from the international art market.

We know our research has already helped create change; we believe it can have a much greater impact with the right expertise and support. Museums themselves do not have the capacity, expertise, or incentive to crunch these numbers consistently and consider what they mean. We are working to turn our project into an annual report and white paper, a searchable database, and an ongoing series of journalistic articles that can explore where museums are falling short in building programs that reflect their communities, where they are making progress, and what models exist for them to do better.

Here’s Every Element of the 2022 Burns Halperin Report, All in One Place

Here’s Every Element of the 2022 Burns Halperin Report, All in One Place

Artists and Critics React to the 2022 Burns Halperin Report

Artists and Critics React to the 2022 Burns Halperin Report

Museums Can and Do Talk About Race. Just Not Whiteness.

Museums Can and Do Talk About Race. Just Not Whiteness.

Who’s Afraid of Women of a Certain Age? The Market Still Dramatically Undervalues Female Artists—But There’s More to the Story

Who’s Afraid of Women of a Certain Age? The Market Still Dramatically Undervalues Female Artists—But There’s More to the Story

For Some American Artists, Recognition by Mainstream Art Institutions Is a Means to an End: Building Their Own Alternatives

For Some American Artists, Recognition by Mainstream Art Institutions Is a Means to an End: Building Their Own Alternatives

Can Philanthropy Shape Equity in the Arts? Five Questions to Consider When Making A Donation

Can Philanthropy Shape Equity in the Arts? Five Questions to Consider When Making A Donation

Art Collectors Have Become Increasingly Risk-Averse. It’s Their Loss—and Ours

Art Collectors Have Become Increasingly Risk-Averse. It’s Their Loss—and Ours

‘It Takes Two Villages’: How the MCA Chicago Transformed Its Collection at Unprecedented Speed to Better Reflect Its Audience

‘It Takes Two Villages’: How the MCA Chicago Transformed Its Collection at Unprecedented Speed to Better Reflect Its Audience

Dear Billionaire: An Open Letter to Museum Patrons

Dear Billionaire: An Open Letter to Museum Patrons

Here Are 5 Concrete DEAI Policies Other Industries Have Used Successfully That the Art World Would Do Well to Consider

Here Are 5 Concrete DEAI Policies Other Industries Have Used Successfully That the Art World Would Do Well to Consider

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