Exhibiting Inclusion

An Examination of Race, Ethnicity, and Museum Participation

Bibliographic Data

ID12249397
AuthorsAlexandra Olivares (0009-0003-9781-6443, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Jaclyn Piatak (0000-0002-6977-7497, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Year2021
Volume33
Issue1
Pages121-133
Publication date2021-02-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVoluntas Revista Internacional de Filosofia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2179-3786 • E-ISSN: 1573-7888
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11266-021-00322-0
OpenAlexW3129636968
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited42

Museum visitors are not reflective of the diversity present in communities around the nation. In this study, we investigate the racial and ethnic diversity of art museum participants as well as the potential motivations and barriers to visiting a museum. Using the General Social Survey, we examine race and ethnicity and arts participation in the USA. We find Black individuals are less likely to attend an art museum than white individuals. Certain motivations and barriers to participating may explain part of the lack of diversity. We find Black and Latinx individuals are motivated to participate in art museums for cultural heritage reasons more than white individuals, but race and ethnicity are unrelated to perceiving admission fees as a barrier. This research highlights the urgency in the field to make museums more inclusive

Art · Cultural diversity · Cultural heritage · Diversity (politics · Ethnic group · Inclusion (mineral · Political science · Race (biology · Social policy · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · White (mutation · Anthropology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Gender Studies · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management

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