Creating an inclusive museum for the 21 century• Cildo Meireles, Babel Tate’s mission Promote...

TateCreating

an inclusive museum for the 21st century

• John Constable, Hampstead Heath with a Rainbow

• Cildo Meireles, Babel

Tate’s mission

Promote public understanding and enjoyment of British, modern and

contemporary art

4Galleries

70,000Artworks

110,000 Members

1500 Staff

30%Government

funding

2.9 m twitter7,000,000Visitors

Why does it matter?

• How diverse we are affects the diversity of our audience

• How inclusive we are towards each other affects how inclusive we are towards new audiences

Consider that in 2001-2010…• ‘White British’ population decreased from 87.5% to

80.5% • ‘Indian’ identities increased from 2m to 2.5m• ‘Mixed heritage households’ increased from 9% to

12%• In London, ‘White Britons’ now account for less than

half of the population for the first time in history (45%)• ‘Muslim’ identities increased exponentially to 4.8%• AND: in 2016 49% of 18-24yo identify as ‘not 100%

heterosexual

How hard can it be?

Our journey

Early phase 2006 -2010

• Established Tate for All• Start of conversation• Focus on HR• Some questions framed unhelpfully…• No D&I role/distributed ‘expertise’

Middle phase 2010-13 diversity-driven initiatives

• Schools and teachers• Family and early years• Volunteer schemes• Traineeships, internships, funded schemes• Staff networks• Dignity and Respect• International • Art acquisitions

Focus for Tate 2015-18

• Inclusive Decision Making• Empowering Diversity• Accountability• Transparency and Voice• Education and behaviour

We change - audiences change

People & Culture Programme & Audiences

Programme & Audiences groupAudience FrameworkInclusive Leadership

Employee engagement Brand, tone, visual id

Visitor Engagement

‘The most important question is who gets to speak and why’

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Vilma.nikolaidou@tate.org.uk