The Museums Association has reported that museums in England are still lagging behind other cultural sectors when it comes to workforce diversity, according to the latest statistics from Arts Council England (ACE), with little progress made year-on-year.
The Arts Council’s annual diversity survey for 2017-18 showed that the proportion of Major Partner Museum (MPM) staff from diverse backgrounds has remained largely static, with disabled people and those from black and minority ethnic (Bame) backgrounds particularly under-represented.