The Transgender Museum Experience: Creating a Safe Space for Everyone to Work, Learn, and Play

Presenter(s): 

Holly M. Crawford, Education Manager, ESMoA (El Segundo Museum of Art)
Aarin Wilde, Education Coordinator, Foss Waterway Seaport
Maria Ruiz Gonzalez, Museum Consultant

Moderator: 

Mac Buff, Manager of School and Teacher Programs, Tacoma Art Museum

Track: 

  • Community Engagement

Transgender people are members of every community museums engage, from staff and volunteers to visitors and participants. How can your institution create a safe space for people of all genders? This panel discussion will include a brief overview of gender identity before diving into a conversation about successful engagement around the region. Learn from your colleagues, develop strategies to take home with you, and discover resources to shift your museum’s workplace culture.