Towards the Ethical Art Museum

Gareth Harris is Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper, and was previously Deputy Editor (2005-09). His book Censored Art Today (Lund Humphries 2022) was selected as one of Wallpaper* magazine's Best Contemporary Art Books of 2022. He has written numerous articles for the Financial Times on the visual arts and the art market, and has also written for The New York Times, The Times, Apollo Magazine and Frieze. His doctoral thesis from the University of London focused on the artist Umberto Boccioni and the poet Blaise Cendrars.

• Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why do Museums and Curators Need to be Ethical?; 1 Keeping One's House in Order; 2 Ethical Collections Management; 3 The Museum and its Audience; 4 Best Practice, Leading in the Field; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading: Index

'Harris does not shy away from the rapidly changing and often difficult ethical questions facing contemporary museums in the Western world. These topics are sometimes particularly challenging in the current political climate, where some museums have had to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for fear of losing much-needed federal funding. [...] Harris discusses how reconsidered ethical principles can meet the needs of the 21st-century museum, including greater sensitivity to both the museum audience and the social and geopolitical subjects that reflect the community's needs.' – E. M. Hansen, ALA CHOICE