Art Institute President James Rondeau called changes at the museum and the dismissal of longtime volunteers "evolutionary." In some circles there was outrage. But the wider question is about what it means to be a museum, and the uncertainty has just begun.
The museum hired The Equity Project, a consulting firm, which said the docent program would skew too much towards wealthy white women, with barriers preventing people of color from entering.
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The museum’s decision to replace its program for volunteer educators with one that “responds to issues of class and income equity” has drawn criticism.