Museum of History and Industry

Seattle's Museum of History and Industry will increase staff cultural competency and provide clear objectives and accountability for moving forward as a more inclusive organization in order to build its capacity to serve the diverse communities of Seattle and King County. The museum will engage its 55 full-time, part-time, and temporary staff, 28 trustees, and nearly 200 volunteers in racial equity training, facilitated by an external consultant. The consulting firm will provide "train the trainer" racial equity training for select staff to build the museum's capacity to bring new employees and volunteers into the institution's culture of inclusion. As staff begin to use a racial equity lens within their daily work, the museum will evaluate policies and practices, leading to the development of a long-range Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) plan.