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Royal British Columbia Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, after internal report finds a 'dysfunctional and toxic workplace'


In survey of the museum staff, the CEO Jack Lohman was described as “an ineffective, indifferent, and elitist leader” by several respondents
© Tom Hunter, Museum of London
Following an investigation into reports from staff of racism and discrimination, the Royal British Columbia Museum’s (RBCM) announced on Tuesday that its CEO Jack Lohman is stepping down as it works to address “current internal issues”. An internal survey conducted by a diversity and inclusion consultant had found the museum was a “dysfunctional and toxic workplace characterized by a culture of fear and distrust”.
The months-long investigation started last July, after the museum’s former head of the Indigenous collections and repatriation department, Lucy Bell, a member of the Haida community, quit. In her resignation speech, she cited examples of discrimination and racism she experienced from co-workers and executives. ....

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CEO stepping down after Royal B.C. Museum deemed 'toxic and dysfunctional'


Board chairman Dan Muzyka will be acting CEO until the museum hires Lohman’s ­replacement.
“It will be hard walking out the door as I care so very deeply about the museum and about making it forever better,” Lohman wrote in his email. “And my enthusiasm has never been stronger for our work and the many calls for greater social accountability.”
The museum is the subject of a months-long investigation after the former head of the Indigenous collections and repatriation department resigned in July, citing a culture of racism and discrimination.
In a July 24 farewell speech, Lucy Bell, a member of the Haida Nation, called out colleagues and executives, listing examples of racist comments directed at her during her time at the museum. She said her experience reflected both systemic racism and racism at an individual level. “It’s also outright discrimination, white privilege, bullying and micro-aggressions happening here, that happen every day,” she wrot ....

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