RESEARCH
The business I founded, Dimensional Fund Advisors, applies academic research to practical investing. I am excited to see how Remuseum will apply research to museums, and I hope it will inspire museum boards and leaders to approach their work in new ways.”
David Booth, Remuseum supporter
Museum Missions and Transparency
Remuseum seeks to expand the universe of data available for both museum leaders and the public to develop a shared understanding of the field. In partnership with I/O, a nonprofit research affiliate of Indiana University’s Center for Cultural Affairs, and advised by a Task Force of museum and philanthropic leaders, Remuseum has commissioned research that will help museums understand themselves better; help the public appreciate and evaluate their work; and make it easier for outsiders to offer ideas to help museums better fulfill those missions and thrive.
Given the current lack of information available about museums, Remuseum will undertake an ongoing series of research reports, hoping that museums will participate by sharing more data with Remuseum and with the public. Ultimately, Remuseum hopes to offer not just a range of data on museums but also an interactive tool for museums to understand how decisions and investments they make will impact their output and performance.
In April 2024 we released our first research report, one that confirms the fact that almost all American art museums center the public in their mission statements, but not yet in the information they share.
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Research Partner
Remuseum’s research partner is I/O, an affiliate of Indiana University’s Center for Cultural Affairs, led by Joanna Woronkowicz and Doug Noonan. Remuseum is using publicly available data to develop a tool to measure and rank the effectiveness of American art museums at delivering on their public-facing missions.
Task Force
Remuseum’s research is advised by a Task Force of museum and non-profit leaders. Members are:
Rehema Barber
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Carol Colletta
Memphis River Parks Partnership
Juli Goss
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack
ASU/Gammage
Stacey Shelnut-Hendrick
Chrysler Museum
Vivan Zavataro
Ulrich Museum of Art
Rod Bigelow
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Miki Garcia
ASU Museum
Daniel Hemel
NYU School of Law
Adam Levine
Toledo Museum of Art
Martha Winans Slaughter
Independent Curator/Museum Trustee
Jim Bildner
DRK Foundation
Sam Gill
Doris Duke Foundation
Diane Jean-Mary
Black Trustee Alliance
Kim Rorschach
Seattle Art Museum
Scott Stulen
Philbrook Museum of Art