This list of resources is only a selection, and is skewed heavily towards art museums because of the organizers’ background. Please contact us with additional resources you would like to see added.
What Participants are Saying:
- Newberry Library: Why We’re Joining #DayOfFacts
- DePaul University Library & DePaul Art Museum: DePaul’s #DayofFacts
- Gustavus Adolphus College Library: The Library’s #DayofFacts
- Colby College will host Finding Your Way through Facts, “Alternative Facts,” and Propaganda on the 17th
- And read the organizers’ post over at the AAM Labs blog, #DayofFacts Explained
Statements from Museums and other Organizations
The following statements address themes related to the recent election as well as the recent executive order barring refugees and restricting immigration from specific countries; they serve as useful guides to how organizations can respectfully affirm their values to the public.
- Japanese American National Museum: Statement Regarding the 2016 Presidential Election
- California Academy of Science: Moving Forward, Standing Up for Our Core Values, a Letter to Staff
- Asian Art Museum: Building Cultural Empathy, A Statement from the Director
- Philbrook Museum of Art: We Live in A Divided Nation, A Letter from the Director
- Brooklyn Historical Society: A Message from Brooklyn Historical Society’s Education Department
- Tenement Museum: A Special Message from the Tenement Museum President, Dr. Morris J. Vogel
- Association of Art Museum Directors: AAMD Statement on Travel Ban
- American Alliance of Museums: AAM Statement on the Travel Ban Imposed 1/27 via Executive Order
- Wexner Center for the Arts: Statement by Director Sherri Geldin
- American Association for State and Local History: AASLH Responds to President’s Executive Order Restricting Entry to U.S.
- College Art Association: CAA Statement on Immigration Ban
- Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland: MOCA Cleveland director calls Administration’s immigration ban ‘an affront to our values’
- Dallas Museum of Art: Curator of Dallas Museum of Art’s Islamic art exhibit believes strongly in Declaration of Independence, Dallas News
- Getty Museum: James Cuno, The Travel Ban Is Just Wrong
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Holocaust Museum Statement on Refugees
- Southern California Institute of Architecture: Message to the Sci-Arc Community
- Association of Academic Museums and Galleries: AAMG Responds to Travel Ban
- American Library Association: ALA opposes new administration policies that contradict core values, and Office for Intellectual Freedom at ALA Condemns Government Agency Censorship
- Public Library Association: PLA President Felton Thomas Jr. releases statement on public libraries and inclusiveness
- Association of Research Libraries: Research Libraries and Archives Stand Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Social Justice
- International Council of Museums: ICOM Statement on President Trump’s 27 January Executive Order
- Society of American Archivists: SAA Statement on Executive Order Restricting Entry into the United States by Individuals from Seven Muslim-Majority Countries
- Museums Association: Museum Manifesto for Tolerance and Inclusion
- Association of African American Museums: AAAM Responds to President’s Executive Order Restricting Entry to U.S.
- Council of American Jewish Museums: Special Message from CAJM
- The Field Museum: Where We Stand: A Letter to The Field Museum Community
- National Museum of Mexican Art: Statement of Solidarity
Statements & Information about the value of supporting the arts and museums
- FAQs on Reports of Funding Threat to NEA, Americans for the Arts
- What Trump’s Proposed Spending Cuts Could Mean for the Arts Economy, Fortune.com
- Defunding The NEA Would Be Incredibly Stupid—Here’s Why, Fast Company
- Imagination: The Value of Cultural Learning, Cultural Learning Alliance UK
- Public perceptions of and attitudes to the purposes of museums in society, BritainThinks for Museums Association
- Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network
- Taking Note: Trending Now—an Arts Imperative in Economic Policy, NEA
- Museums are the Biggest Job Creator You’ve Never Heard Of, MuseumPhiles Blog
- ALA Digital Inclusion Survey
- Texas Public Libraries: Economic Benefits and Return on Investment
- The Economy…Loves Museums, Museums Association
- Museum Facts, AAM
- Museum Advocacy Day Issue Briefs
- Museums: Did You Know? AAM Infographics
- A Manifesto for Museums in the 21st Century, National Museums UK
- List of NEA Funded Projects neafunded.us
Resources for Libraries
- #LibrariesResist Resource List
- Libraries Resist: A Round-Up of Tolerance, Social Justice, & Resistance in US Libraries
- American Library Association Libraries Respond Resource List
- Association for Library Service to Children: Social Justice & You
- Final Evaluation Report: Libraries Transforming Communities, New Knowledge Foundation
Resources for Science Institutions:
- Science Communication in the Post-Truth World, Ecsite: European network of science centres and museums
- Science centres and museums as a platform for scientific citizenship, Ecsite: European network of science centres and museums
Free Speech & the First Amendment
- Future of the First Amendment: 2016 Survey of High School Students and Teachers, Knight Foundation
- Newseum ED educational resources for learning and teaching about the First Amendment and media literacy, the Newseum
Climate Change
- National Park Service Climate Change Resources
- How to Inoculate the Public Against Misinformation About Climate Change, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
- The end of neutrality: A modest manifesto, Ecsite: European network of science centres and museums
- National Informal Science Education Institutions (ISEIs) Visitor Survey Report: What do audiences know about climate change? New Knowledge Foundation
Refugees
- Pew Research: Key Facts about Refugees
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Engaging with the refugee crisis—why and what, Ecsite: European network of science centres and museums
Blog Posts & Other Resources
- Be a Truthteller. Advocate for Museums, Center for the Future of Museums
- Welcoming New Citizens: A Natural Role for Museums, Center for the Future of Museums
- How museums can stand up to discriminatory politics, Leicester Museum Studies
- Libraries, Diversity, Inclusion, and (No) Neutrality, Moving Train Library blog
- Beyond Neutrality: Eastern State Penitentiary & criminal justice reform, Center for the Future of Museums
- We need to respond to the world around us, Museums Association
- Social Justice & Museums Resource List, compiled by LaTanya Autry
- Visitor Confidence is in Decline for Cultural Organizations (DATA), Colleen Dilenschneider
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