The anchorage museum in alaska will hire new museum staff and train existing staff to develop community relationships, partnerships, networks, and alliances

The Anchorage Museum Association, doing business as the Anchorage Museum, received a $181,400 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program. The award will support the museum's efforts to hire new staff and train existing staff to develop community relationships, partnerships, networks, and alliances to better serve diverse communities and provide long-term value as the community recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the museum will hire a programmatic staff member to collaborate with and support communities of color and LGBTQ communities, as well as a curator to work with communities on climate change and climate justice issues. The one-year award period runs from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022.

The museum will hire a programmatic staff member to collaborate with and support communities of color and lgbtq communities, as well as a curator to work with communities on climate change and climate justice. To best serve communities and provide long-term value, the anchorage museum will prioritize ongoing relationships with diverse communities, rather than relying on a program-by-program or transactional mindset. Through this new initiative, museum staff will work with a collaborative spirit, learning from the insights and leadership of others to create transformative experiences as the community recovers from the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic.