A year ago I was in my first class pursuing a masters in museum studies. I have always loved museums of all kinds and I really wanted to make a mid-life career change to pursue that love.
It only took a few weeks in the class to learn that I, your standard issue straight white guy, am extremely unwelcome in the museum world. I dropped out…
A year ago I was in my first class pursuing a masters in museum studies. I have always loved museums of all kinds and I really wanted to make a mid-life career change to pursue that love.
It only took a few weeks in the class to learn that I, your standard issue straight white guy, am extremely unwelcome in the museum world. I dropped out and haven't been back since. And I just stopped going to museums completely. Why participate in a culture that hates me?
A year ago I was in my first class pursuing a masters in museum studies. I have always loved museums of all kinds and I really wanted to make a mid-life career change to pursue that love.
It only took a few weeks in the class to learn that I, your standard issue straight white guy, am extremely unwelcome in the museum world. I dropped out and haven't been back since. And I just stopped going to museums completely. Why participate in a culture that hates me?