Museum Missions and Transparency
Founding Director Stephen Reily shares his thoughts on Remuseum’s Research Report, Museum Missions and Transparency
The people leading American art museums into the future – directors, staff leaders, trustees, and funders – are facing a number of great challenges, all at the same time: rapidly rising costs, reduced visitation, increased competition, and broadened ambitions and public expectations. It is a period of profound change, and managing change requires not just new skills, but more information, than ever before.
What is Remuseum?
Remuseum is an independent project seeking to promote innovation among art museums across the United States. Remuseum does this work through research, convenings, and catalytic support for innovators among museum leaders (directors, educators, curators, and trustees). With a focus on relevance, governance, and financial sustainability, Remuseum supports new ways for museums to sustain and fulfill their missions, almost all of which are now centered on the public.
Inspired and funded by entrepreneur and arts patron David Booth (with additional support from the Ford Foundation), and powered by the disruptive spirit of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (and the Art Bridges Foundation), Remuseum is led by entrepreneur and innovative museum director Stephen Reily.