01/19/2017

Challenges in Owning Your Public Perception

Your organization likely takes great strides to influence how its viewed publicly - the market may have other ideas

Your organization may take great strides to influence how you’re seen by the public, but the market may have other ideas.

In this politically charged time, the St. Louis Art Museum has come under fire for lending one its paintings for use during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The controversy has caused Colleen Dilenschneider of Know Your Own Bone, a resource for museums and cultural centers, to ask this important question: “Can an organization in today’s world (a world that increasingly values transparency, connectivity, and blurs traditional personal/professional lines) claim to not be held accountable for taking a position, while taking an action that supports a position?”

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