Museum HUE will develop and launch a digital platform dedicated to museums founded and led by culturally specific communities in the united states

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $1,091,792 National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) project grant to Museum Hue, Inc. to develop and launch a digital platform dedicated to museums founded and led by culturally specific communities in the United States. The 3-year project will engage museum professionals across the field to create the platform, including holding listening sessions, distributing surveys, and developing an online directory and interactive map. The platform will allow culturally-specific museums to gain more support, while also providing the larger museum field access to the best practices and expertise of these institutions in diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and community engagement. The general public will also benefit by accessing the free digital platform to explore culturally-specific museums locally and across the country.

Museum professionals across the field will be engaged in the creation of the platform as advisory committee members and focus group interviewees. Project activities will include holding listening sessions and a town hall, distributing surveys to entities in the northeast region, creation of an online directory and interactive map, and beta testing the website. The project will result in the development of an online platform for culturally-specific museums allowing them to garner more support, while simultaneously providing the larger museum field to leverage the best practices and expertise of these institutions in diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and community engagement. The broader public will also benefit by accessing the digital platform for free to explore culturally-specific institutions locally and across the country.