Anni Irish a journalist, cultural critic, and associate professor in the department of liberal arts and sciences at Berklee College of Music. She is a regular contributor for Art Newspaper, and has written for ARTnews, the Observer, the Village Voice, Bomb, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

08.19.2023

• Anni Irish

Museum Workers Are Tired of Being Paid in Cultural Cachet — So They’re Unionizing

A major unionization movement is underway at cultural institutions, with workers at over 30 museums across the US currently at various stages of organizing. Workers say prestige doesn’t make up for low pay, bad benefits, and toxic work conditions.