Workers at smaller museums are more satisfied than colleagues at the biggest institutions, report finds

Report Finds Workers at Smaller Museums More Satisfied

The latest Museums Moving Forward report reveals that workers at smaller museums are more satisfied than their colleagues at larger institutions.

The report, which focuses on museum sector satisfaction, highlights a few positive trends amidst ongoing issues of low pay, inequity, and burnout.

Museums Moving Forward aims to create "a more just museum sector" by 2030.

The organisation's second Report on Workplace Equity and Organizational Culture in US Art Museums shows slight improvement in career satisfaction since the inaugural report.

However, core issues such as low pay, burnout, and inequity remain unchanged, except at institutions where workers have formed unions.

Author's summary: Museum workers' satisfaction varies by institution size.

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The Art Newspaper The Art Newspaper — 2025-10-29

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