The Crisis of Cultural Institutions | Vicky Richardson

As Vicky Richardson argues in this talk, cultural institutions
today stand at a crossroads. Once dedicated to excellence,
artistic achievement, and the preservation of tradition, they are
now paralysed by fear. Leadership teams are more concerned with
ideological positioning than curatorial expertise, and in their
attempts to reframe institutions as platforms for political
debate, they risk alienating both their audiences and their own
staff. This talk explores the roots of the crisis facing our
museums and galleries. Institutions must be held to higher
standards—before they destroy themselves.