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CCLI (Cultural Competence Learning Institute)

Success for museums in the 21^st century will depend on embracing organizational change to meaningfully connect with new and diverse audiences. CCLI imagines a world in which museums transform themselves to recognize and respond to different values and needs, curating experiences and collections that touch the lives of a diversity of audiences.

CCLI helps museum leaders catalyze diversity and inclusion efforts in their institutions.

Building from the document Museums, Libraries and 21st Century Skills, published by the Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2009, CCLI focuses on three 21st Century skills that are particularly relevant to helping institutions advance their cultural competency: Creativity and Innovation, Communication and Collaboration, and Global Awareness. CCLI introduces a framework for thinking about these 21st Century skills within the context of cultural competence and diversity, and offers accompanying tools and resources.

The Cultural Competence Learning Institute is a partnership between the following institutions:

Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose (CDM), a 52,000 sq. ft. facility whose programs and exhibits inspire creativity, curiosity and lifelong learning;
Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC), a global organization providing collective voice, professional support and programming opportunities for science centers, museums and related institutions;
Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), a professional service organization for children's museums around the world; and
Garibay Group, a nationally recognized audience research and consulting firm.

CCLI recognizes that museums have been working to respond to the pandemic, financial stress due to closures and the racial justice movement. To allow museums to get back on their feet financially and to focus on re-opening, we have made the decision to postpone the application process for the next CCLI cohort until Spring/Summer 2021. Please check back for additional information in Spring 2021 or email us to "keep me informed." In the meantime, check out our webinar series about how to take diversity and inclusion efforts from intention to action.

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Public Webinars

CCLI Cohort 7

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
International Museum of Art and Science (IMAS), McAllen, TX
Living History Farms, Urbandale, IA
Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, Reno, NV
Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA

CCLI includes:

Strategic Initiative and coaching
Comprehensive staff survey
Two day in-person workshop
Monthly webinars and resources
Peer Networking
Specialized leadership support

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grants MP-00-12-0021 and MG-10-17-0040-17.

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